Aforek Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 56 minutes ago, legend49 said: 60 road deaths a day is acceptable but this case takes headline news??? I am always very interested by centipedes stories, they are for me the most scary animals in Thailand with venimous snakes I have seen several, a few centimeters from me; and I found one dead in my kitchen: for me, it was killed by a cat who likes to sleep in my home and is very good hunter for mices; do you think a cat can kill a centipede ? I have no other explanation for the dead centipede Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knee Jerk Reaction Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 3 hours ago, smedly said: these things grow to huge size 10" long and as thick as your thumb, seen a few UT videos of them crawling on peoples arms etc - not sure that they bite, I thought they had a sting at the rear, remove the stinger and they are harmless - could be wrong, I am wrong - they bite The front pair of legs are called forcibles and are modified to deliver venom. I've been injected by them twice and it hurts like hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dick dasterdly Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 3 hours ago, 4MyEgo said: Come to think of it, it wasn't anywhere as big as someone posted a photo of one above, so there is a clear difference then. Yes. Once you've seen a centipede, it's easy to recognise the difference between a centipede and a millipede. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nycjoe Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 I had one crawl between my legs as I was sitting in my house, huge, I chased it out of the house but then killed it because I was afraid it might hurt one of the neighbourhood children. the ants descended on it and devoured it quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dick dasterdly Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 2 hours ago, Lucius verus said: That's a f##king takarp! Got bitten by one several years ago when I tried to toss it away.....after a few bottles of beer. Agony. Pain gets more intense so went to hospital and had a pain killer.Pain subsides slowly and lingers on for a few days. They can kill infants and the elderly. Hideous creatures. It's not - as Captain Bob pointed out, it's a harmless millipede. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarryP Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 3 hours ago, Captain_Bob said: Not to be confused with this (millipede, in Thai "meng saen dtene" or "bug with 100,000 feet) which curls up when threatened. Never heard it called that before. The common Thai term for it is Ging Ger. Beautiful creatures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng50 Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 When we were kids we use to put a centipede in a glass jar with a scorpion or a poisenous spider, and other nasty bugs, 99% of the time a centipede would win. talking Australia here. was great fun. Sorry for the lady, not good, maybe she was bitten by something more deadly, or sometimes i have heard if your unwell any of these nasties can kill, even just one bee sting can kill a person if they have a reaction to the bite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterbkk99 Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 I often see centipedes in my Bangkok garden, under boulders or flower pots. But they were smaller ones, 5 cm max (in length) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dick dasterdly Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 1 hour ago, Deli said: shoe size 10 flattens them well Not a centipede.... The first one I saw was on the path next to my house. I was terrified of them as a result of what happened to my brother, and immediately recogonised it as entirely different to the multitude of millipedes that I'd seen. I'm ashamed to admit that I was so terrified that it may find a way into the house, that I got a spade and tried to cut in half to kill it ☹️. It took many spade attacks before it finally died ☹️. Since that horrifying experience (still on my conscience), I've seen quite a few more, generally in/or underneath pots and when digging up loose earth. Not a problem as nowadays I wear thick leather gloves when gardening in 'suspicious' areas, so that as soon as I see a centipede I can move away and let it escape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dick dasterdly Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 1 hour ago, soalbundy said: They live of off rotting vegetation but the villagers hate them and kill them on sight, the missus tells me they also bite and what they inject causes serious health complications. And that's where things go seriously wrong.... Presumably you're 'missus' also believes that all snakes are deadly..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dick dasterdly Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 11 minutes ago, johng50 said: When we were kids we use to put a centipede in a glass jar with a scorpion or a poisenous spider, and other nasty bugs, 99% of the time a centipede would win. talking Australia here. was great fun. Sorry for the lady, not good, maybe she was bitten by something more deadly, or sometimes i have heard if your unwell any of these nasties can kill, even just one bee sting can kill a person if they have a reaction to the bite. Wow! Talk about sick. I sincerely hope I never come across you or your friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dumbastheycome Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 1 hour ago, KC 71 said: Vietnam ! Sent from my iPad using Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app Yep. Legend has it the biggest ones are in Vietnam. Thai brother in law got bit twice by the same one seconds apart. Was in extreme pain for 3 days and did say on day 2 he would not be unhappy if someone cut his arm off ! He was bitten on the hand. I have becomee well accustomed to keeping an eye out when moving anything on the ground that is dry like leaves,bark or even dry grass. Have noticed that they do not cope with water well and the small ones will drown quite quickly. Chickens also seem to have the "group attack " mode down pat...they shred em! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebumbu Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 I had one bite me in the sack while sleeping in New Mexico. Try to get back to sleep after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeneeds Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 I got bitten a couple of years ago, by a 9inch bugger sliced my heel open, and my whole leg up to my groin was inflamed, I could not sit stand walk with the pain in the end I had to go to hospital where I had 3 injections, the pain lasted some further 6 hours, I was asked how much pain from 1--10 , 10 being highest all I could say was sip Yai sip Yai, doctor told me on a scale of bites these are worse than snake bite, all I thought about was I don't want to know any secrets if a war happens as I would spill them to the enemy had my leg crushed and the pain from this bite was way worse, memory of it , ahhh R.I.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I am More Thai Than You Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 4 hours ago, Captain_Bob said: Scolopendra centipede. One of the most toxic creepy crawlies in this neck of the woods. I had one of these come up through my toilet on third floor. Tried flushing it many times, filling loo with paper and the bastard would not go away. Eventually got it down shower hole after nearly a week battle. Needless to say I always look, left, right and left again before I moon the porcelain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony125 Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 Is this a rehash of older story? Even though it gives a recent date I seem to remember the same story a few months ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttrd Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 4 hours ago, smedly said: this is also a small one This is a real one from the wild - and it bite .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whyamiandwhatamidoinghere Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 4 hours ago, smedly said: this is also a small one Crazy.. They should ban that video because they removed the stinger already. Fake videos like that will get some kid bitten who tries to do this when encountering one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bermondburi Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 4 hours ago, Captain_Bob said: Not to be confused with this (millipede, in Thai "meng saen dtene" or "bug with 100,000 feet) which curls up when threatened. I always thought a millipede was called ginghur(กิ้งกือ) in Thai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterphuket Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 1 hour ago, Aforek said: I am always very interested by centipedes stories, they are for me the most scary animals in Thailand with venimous snakes I have seen several, a few centimeters from me; and I found one dead in my kitchen: for me, it was killed by a cat who likes to sleep in my home and is very good hunter for mices; do you think a cat can kill a centipede ? I have no other explanation for the dead centipede Yes, I believe, the chickens in our garden catch and eat them too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elektrified Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 2 hours ago, kylep said: Chinese. If you search Google you will find images of centipedes found in China during excavations that are a meter or more in length. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bermondburi Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 4 hours ago, Lucius verus said: That's a f##king takarp! Got bitten by one several years ago when I tried to toss it away.....after a few bottles of beer. Agony. Pain gets more intense so went to hospital and had a pain killer.Pain subsides slowly and lingers on for a few days. They can kill infants and the elderly. Hideous creatures. No, it was a millipede. They're harmless. Millipede have a lot more legs and more body sections and are generally smaller in size than a centipede. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttrd Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 16 minutes ago, Whyamiandwhatamidoinghere said: Crazy.. They should ban that video because they removed the stinger already. Fake videos like that will get some kid bitten who tries to do this when encountering one. Yes u have right - Some take care as the Thai says and this seem to be one of them ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarryP Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 55 minutes ago, Ebumbu said: I had one bite me in the sack while sleeping in New Mexico. Try to get back to sleep after that. If they could bite you anywhere, being bitten in the sack must be the most painful. I'll get my coat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sambum Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 5 hours ago, 4MyEgo said: Was drinking at a bar the other day and as I looked down at my legs, one of them was between them on the ground, I asked the lady owner of the bar who was standing next to me if they were dangerous because I know my Mrs cuts them in two as soon as she sees them and has said they are dangerous. The owner of this bar bent down, said no, not dangerous, picked it up and threw it into the grass on the footpath, suffice to say anything with so many legs coming within koo-ee of me will get all 80kg of me on top of it, dangerous or not. It was maybe a millipede? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Othy Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 5 hours ago, Captain_Bob said: Scolopendra centipede. One of the most toxic creepy crawlies in this neck of the woods. Lovely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4MyEgo Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 18 minutes ago, sambum said: It was maybe a millipede? Yes, not anything like the one in the photo below your post, which is a huge farker ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 6 hours ago, webfact said: He son said she was in great pain and there was swelling in the area of the bite. But she had an evening meal and went to bed. Don't expect a compassionate Thai hospital to give patients anything stronger than Para. If you are in pain, it's your Karma. It's not the hospitals responsibly to relieve your pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rookiescot Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 Had one come up through the shower drain while I was washing my hair. Shot out the shower. Grabbed a meat cleaver from the kitchen and set in about it like a naked samurai. Did take two chunks out of the floor tiles while I was doing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcusarelus Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 11 minutes ago, connda said: Don't expect a compassionate Thai hospital to give patients anything stronger than Para. If you are in pain, it's your Karma. It's not the hospitals responsibly to relieve your pain. You must have really bad Karma because at a government hospital I had no problem getting morphine for pain. It was a problem outside of the hospital but no problem when inside. I was at Sattahip and Rayong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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