38 minutes ago, CanadaSam said:

 

No, millipedes move much slower, this indeed appears to be a dangerous centipede.

  It was on national tv. Pretty sure the Thais know the difference.

3 hours ago, oldhippy said:

Yes they do - but it would not be made public on television.

 

 Wrong.

Here is a link to over 100 such stories in Thailand.

 

https://www.sanook.com/news/tag/ฆ่าหมา/

5 minutes ago, Natai Beach said:

  It was on national tv. Pretty sure the Thais know the difference.

Easy solution to this question:

 

Count the legs - divide their number by 3,14156 - multiply by π.

That will give you a more or less correct answer.

4 minutes ago, Natai Beach said:

 

 Wrong.

Here is a link to over 100 such stories in Thailand.

 

https://www.sanook.com/news/tag/ฆ่าหมา/

Applauded?

42 minutes ago, Natai Beach said:

It was on national tv. Pretty sure the Thais know the difference.

Me too.

This ugly beast was in the house(!) yesterday.

9 years and always escaped the unwanted experience.

I learned that in Isan they are called "kêe-kèp" (ขี้เข็บ) while in Thai they are "dtà-kàap" (ตะขาบ).

You better remember both and if you hear it: jump on the table

 

Edited November 29, 20205 yr by KhunBENQ

Dont know how long ago this happened ,but it was in the Daily Mail newspaper a few days ago . complete with vid

14 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

Me too.

This ugly beast was in the house(!) yesterday.

9 years and always escaped the unwanted experience.

I learned that in Isan they are called "kêe-kèp" (ขี้เข็บ) while in Thai they are "dtà-kàap" (ตะขาบ).

You better remember both and if you hear it: jump on the table

 

 

We have them and cobras down here. I am more wary of the dtakaap than the snakes. They love living under rotting vegetation. I am surrounded by them as my house is surrounded by uninhabited land, and they are the reason I wear thick gloves if in the garden. 
 

The heavy rain brings them out and about. See them at least weekly, and some are quite big. They are quite tough also, they don’t die easily. And quick. 

 

 

One should not say that he/she "hates" anything or anyone, but these disgusting and very dangerous m(deleted)f(deleted)rs I truly "hate". We lost one, elderly, gardening staff to a centipede bite more than 10 years ago. Our gardener was already a bit sick and weak - thus, the centipede bite was the "straw that broke the camel's back"... ????

8 hours ago, Almer said:

The mum was on the phone, well well well.

 

You are on your PC, well well well.

 

I'm sure you never use your phone either , well well well

Koh Si Chang is riddled with them. Spent a weekend there on high alert, never to return.

20 hours ago, Bluetongue said:

I got bitten on the second toe by one of these. Night in hospital, ranked pain as 10.

How many toes does an Aussie have ...?

by the way do u know Tim ..?
 

16 hours ago, 473geo said:

You are all heart, not really inappropriate for a child to be playing on the floor near the mother, and she did spot the danger, so thankfully was keeping an eye out

I aim to please the Thai  Visa brigade????

Having a kid means you have to watch it 24/7 when its that  young.

12 hours ago, Natai Beach said:

They are quite tough also

you can smash their heads  right in and 2  days  later they will still  move.

16 hours ago, Natai Beach said:

 

Dad has breasts and was wearing a dress.

normal for  Thailand,  look  in 7-11

3 minutes ago, bodga said:

I aim to please the Thai  Visa brigade????

Having a kid means you have to watch it 24/7 when its that  young.

 

Now if there ever was a hypocrite who only cares about post count

 

 

2 hours ago, ifmu said:

How many toes does an Aussie have ...?

by the way do u know Tim ..?
 

I'm not from Tasmania so I have 10. I know at least two Tims as it happens, not sure if either is the Tim to which you refer

21 hours ago, Justgrazing said:

Jesus they do like a repeat loop with a bit of zoom in and red pointy arrows with loads of Oohwee' noises .. 

I'd have set that clockwork cat on it .. 

At least they didn't pixel out the accused centipede! 

Edited November 30, 20205 yr by Curt1591

13 hours ago, Susco said:

 

You are on your PC, well well well.

 

I'm sure you never use your phone either , well well well

You are in denial 

Often wondered if these things just bite as soon as they 'bump' into you.

If you don't see it and stand on its tail end then of course it'll bite, but, will it crawl over your foot and carry on or just bite on any contact?

1 hour ago, overherebc said:

Often wondered if these things just bite as soon as they 'bump' into you.

If you don't see it and stand on its tail end then of course it'll bite, but, will it crawl over your foot and carry on or just bite on any contact?

Some years ago I had one scuttle over my foot without biting.

 

I was standing by watching the wife doing something the the garden when she must have disturbed one as it came scuttling out of the undergrowth over my bare foot and disappeared into the undergrowth on the other side.

 

It all happened so quick and was over before I had time to react. guess I was lucky as the thing was in too much of a hurry to get away to (from the wife) to bother to stop and bite.

 

I can still feel the tickly feel of its little feet as it scuttled across my foot.  

38 minutes ago, Daffy D said:

Some years ago I had one scuttle over my foot without biting.

 

I was standing by watching the wife doing something the the garden when she must have disturbed one as it came scuttling out of the undergrowth over my bare foot and disappeared into the undergrowth on the other side.

 

It all happened so quick and was over before I had time to react. guess I was lucky as the thing was in too much of a hurry to get away to (from the wife) to bother to stop and bite.

 

I can still feel the tickly feel of its little feet as it scuttled across my foot.  

I've had a couple of times had small snakes do similar while trying to 'convince' them to leave with a stick, but, those centipedes I do a good impression of a Japanese chef with a couple of sharp blades.

On 11/29/2020 at 4:10 PM, Tyler Visan said:

Scotch, brandy, vodka....you must know the difference!

Bromptons cocktail, gin, morphine, cocaine

4 minutes ago, Bluetongue said:

Bromptons cocktail, gin, morphine, cocaine

I remember my Mum, who was a nurse, telling me in 60s about her administering Brompton's Cocktail to certain patients. I think I asked her if I could try it! 

And a much more humane and comfortable way to go.

Edited December 1, 20205 yr by Tyler Visan

1 minute ago, Tyler Visan said:

I remember my Mum, who was a nurse, telling me in 60s about her administering Brompton's Cocktail to certain patients. I think I asked her if I could try it! 

The quack here used to give me Brown's cough mixture which contained opium. Could certainly use that as a starting point. 

1 minute ago, Bluetongue said:

The quack here used to give me Brown's cough mixture which contained opium. Could certainly use that as a starting point. 

You can still buy it in the local pharmacy. Now that with Glenfiddich could be a way out. (Not that I am thinking about it...........YET)

On 11/28/2020 at 7:46 PM, ThreeEyedRaven said:

Questionable reporting you would have to say. It looks like grandma comes in and not so much traps it, as breaks the things spine, which could be considered harmful if you are the centipede.

I wonder how they cooked it after? 

And there they all were,busy "baby sitting" on their mobile phones!

The only mental stimulation/interaction with the baby,was the cuddly toys & grandma squashing the millipeed and people wonder why the world we live in today is <deleted>'d up.