I wanted to jump in the shower, but there was a wolf spider hunting a centipede in there. Both are rather large specimens. Imma let them fight it out. I’ll deal with the winner after I’ve had a chance to chill out a bit. :shudder:
I’d place my bet on the centipede.
I’d move far farrr, away. Spiders ok. Wolf spiders … nope. Centipedes? Oh HELL no!
That sucks!
I would need medicated.
I might be able to step back in with full protective gear, a box, some spray, and and a swatter.
Good luck.
This is a house centipede, the feathery-looking ones. I’m betting on spidey.
Australian here.
It’s your bloody shower. Who’s paying for the dammed thing?
If they want to conduct a life and death demarcation struggle on your dime, raise the ante and let 'em know that the winner and prize are both liable to go down the plughole.
Insects taking liberties … sheesh.
I keep a screen on that to prevent hair going down. I’m not keen to reach in and take it out. So the winner will be getting a paper towel ride into the toilet. Thus my reluctance to try and take them on before the finale. Who knows what the second one would be doing while I captured the first. 
The answer is sending in a millipede. They’re worth ten centipedes.
Sounds cute; vid or it didn’t happen. 
I’d totally be rooting for the spider.
And what’s wrong with everyone, saying they’d kill a perfectly good spider?
It’s not just a spider, it’s a wolf spider. I dunno, I’m usually careful to capture errant spiders in my house and place them outside where they’ll have a rich and full life, but if I saw one of these in my tub, I’d be pondering nuclear options.
Yeah, I figured. If they don’t avoid each other (which they might), I’d still bet the centipede on a coin flip, assuming roughly equal size. A larger spider might prey on smaller centipedes, but the converse is also true and wolf spiders are actually a known part of the house centipede diet. Basically they’re both top of the food chain generalist predators in the home ecosystem, but I’ve seen more images of house centipedes eating good-sized spiders than vice versa.
Well, I didn’t see a centipede carcass. But Spidey was all alone when I returned. So he took the flume ride. Once he recovers I’m sure he’ll be feasting on the colony of cave crickets who took the ride before him.
Why put it outside? I don’t like bugs in my apartment, so I do like things that keep bugs under control in my apartment.
OMFG. I check my shower every morning before starting the water, after a terrifying encounter with a wolf spider several years ago. If anyone is in there before me, they get a cup-and-card removal to the yard. Of course, I’ve never seen a damn centipede in there!
I have a strict policy of one wolf spider at a time, and they are not allowed to be in the bathroom when I am. I do like the job they do keeping the silver fish and carpet beetles away. But when there are too many they start looking hungrily in my direction. And they tend to walk toward me when I’m on the toilet, which is unacceptable. Humph!
Wolf spiders are the ones who explode 1000s of babies if you touch, right? Or if you give stink eye. It’s happened to me I was making a big circle saw one on my shed screen. I swear I never touched. I said “day-umm big un” and it exploded.
Crazy.
I went looking for the flame thrower. Alas it was misplaced.
Just today. Kids. Couple hours ago. Something tickled my neck. As my lover boy ain’t around I reached for my neck. Centipede! Aaaaccckkk. I nearly had heart failure. Then I had to walk with it squirming in my hand as I go to throw it over the deck rail. Now, that squirmy feeling will forever be felt in that hand. I have washed it and sanitized it. Screaming “out damned spot” (for dramatic effect.)
Yeah. No spider or centipede gonna spend more that the 3 seconds it requires me to get a murder weapon, in my shower. And, out you go, damned critters.
I thought ten millipedes equal one centipede.
My late mother would not let my brothers and me kill off spiders. Her reasoning: Spiders kill bugs. Our response: Mom, Raid kills bugs including spiders!
@TruCelt Silverfish? 
Those are evil.
I’ve heard people say this before, and I’ve never understood why. But I really don’t know much about them. I just don’t like having bugs in my home.
These are bugs, it’s opposite to human measures. Inchworms are down the hall.