My first ever job was at a pet store that specialized in fish, but we also sold birds, small rodents, reptiles, and various arthropods. I used to let a large rose hair tarantula crawl on me at the register (when the suburbanites came in to buy dog food they'd basically throw the money at me out of fear). Loved the millipedes! They feel cool the way they grip your skin with their legs.

I live in Hawai'i and we have giant centipedes. Absolute nightmare fuel. Giant millipedes are cute. The centipedes are like armored robot snakes with legs. And if you're wearing black slippers (what we call "flip flops" out here), them buggahs will run for your feet thinking that it's a dark crevice in which to hide.