Tommy looks good this morning, no swelling or any sign of the bite/sting now.

It was a small brown house centipede, nothing large or exotic so the only thing I was worried about was an allergic reaction. Actually all spiders/bees/wasps/centipedes etc are venomous. My brain is foggy this morning due to constant insomnia lately or I could explain it better (majored in wildlife ecology in college ). Some venoms are so severe that everyone reacts to them and others are more mild so that only people/animals with certain sensitivities have a reaction. Thus why some people are "allergic" to wasp/bee stings, and some people will have a bad reaction to a 'non-venomous' spider bite while others won't.

Anyway, I knew this centipede wasn't in particular dangerous BUT about a year ago, Tommy got bit by something, no idea what, but his entire face swelled up, so much that his eyes were almost squeezed shut. It was vastly alarming to me. I got him into the vet who said he was having a reaction to probably a spider bite of some sort, allergic reaction. He wasn't too concerned, just gave him a shot and advised some Benadryl. But it was still quite an alarming experience for me. That is what I was really worried about last night.

But, anyway, he got a better night's sleep than I did