Centipedes in the compost!!

[Tetters]

Well @Mary Mary, if I had those blighters in my compost I would freak out too. They remind me of a close shave I had once in Malta with a scorpion. Afraid it might have to be a pair of strong gloves and a small hammer for me!! Blow that for fun

 

[Beth_B]

Two or three INCHES? Yikes. I have centipedes, but they're only about an inch long, too small to pinch. I find them in my mailbox sometimes.

 

[MaryMary]

Two or three INCHES?

Yes! That's why I want rid of them!
Been reading and looking at pictures, I'm pretty sure it's one of these two.
Bark centipede

OR
Cryptopid centipede

http://www.insectidentification.org/centipedes.asp



Also, I've learned that they can bite and pinch!