Scorpions found in Longkong fruit: Thai mother stung in southern Thailand

[snoop1130]

 

A woman needed medical attention after getting stung by a scorpion after the deadly creature made a nest in some Longkong fruit in southern Thailand.

 

A Thai man alerted fellow netizens after finding four of these deadly creatures hiding within 2 kilogrammes of the fruit bought for his mother. The shocking incident led to an outpouring of similar experiences from the online community, proving the encounter was not a one-off.

 

Tanadul Pengmeesri yesterday took to the Facebook group siamensis.org to share his eye-opening experience.

 

Tanadul said…

 

“Warn friends to check Longkong fruit before consuming. You might find scorpions. Mum bought 2 kilogrammes and found four of them. They were hidden in the clusters. She was stung and we had to immerse the fruit in water to lure them out.”

After the stinging encounter, his mother, who is now well, received treatment to reduce swelling.

 

This real-life cautionary tale quickly gained traction on the platform, attracting close to a thousand likes. Many took to the comments section not only to voice their thoughts but also to share their hair-raising encounters with bugs among their farm produce.

 

A user from southern Thailand commented…

 

“We call them Tuay Mun. They’re potent scorpions. They love climbing and resting at high points. Towels and horse cloths hanging on walls are their favourite spots.”

 

By Samantha Rose

Caption: Picture courtesy of Sanook

 

Full Story: https://thethaiger.com/news/national/scorpions-found-in-longkong-fruit-thai-mother-stung-during-consumption

 

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[Hakuna Matata]

This is exactly what happened to me 2 years ago.

 

Having a medical insurance, I rushed to the hospital.

 

These small yellow scorpions are stinging like hell, OMG.

[cowellandrew]

I forget how many bags of cement I've bought in Thailand the scorpions like the small folded corners of the bags,

 

[Burma Bill]

18 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

You might find scorpions.

Heads or Tails???

[Ben Zioner]

Got stung at the base of a finger nail of my left hand. Within a minute the intense pain moved up the arm and the chest. Absolutely no swelling, redness, etc.

 

Had PVCs, very high burden, for about 18 months after. Were they caused by the scorpion, Covid or my too many Covid vaccines? Who knows. 

[tubby johnson]

Nearly happened to me once. With a Thai friend bought a bunch of longkong, plumped it down on a table and a scorpion with longkong camouflage crawled out.

[Troy Tempest]

"A woman needed medical attention after getting stung by a scorpion after the deadly creature made a nest in some Longkong fruit in southern Thailand."

 

Don't see where the "Deadly" part of this story is?

[ujayujay]

Daeadly....