Even large centipedes don't attack humans. We're not its natural prey. If we start messing with one, its first defense is to run away. Centipedes are venomous but it's a very weak venom. Even the largest might raise a purplish welt on you but that's about it. My cat stepped on one in the kitchen by accident and it apparently jabbed him because he lifted his paw and shook it and the centipede crawled away. Other than that, my cat showed no ill effects at all.
A "thousand-legger" should, by rights, be the millipede whose name actually means "thousand legs" or "thousand feet":
The centipede should be called a hundred-legger. I don't think that millipedes are venomous. But any spider or pede would rather run from a human than fight.
So, Batlord as you crawl into bed tonight just remember that somewhere in the room, these eyes are watching you:
