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Venomous giant ‘pet’ centipede crawls on owner, dines on cat food in Taiwan | South China Morning Post

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A giant centipede kept as a pet in Taiwan is sending chills across the internet after its owner posted videos of the venomous creature crawling over his skin. Taiwanese student Neil Cheng said he bought the female Peruvian giant centipede in 2014 when she was just a fraction of her current size. The arthropods norma…

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