BenStark Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 I have these small things crawling over my porch and I assume they are in my lawn. They are very tiny and about 1cm long. Anyone can identify, tell me if they are harmful, and if that is the case how to get rid of them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Edited the topic heading for more clarity. 1 pair of legs per segment is some kind of centipede, many if not all are carnivores. At 1cm they're not going to worry you, but they can get BIG! Get some sort of creature to eat them (chooks or guinea fowl), or a can of Raid! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenStark Posted February 2 Author Share Posted February 2 2 minutes ago, Crossy said: Edited the topic heading for more clarity. 1 pair of legs per segment is some kind of centipede, many if not all are carnivores. At 1cm they're not going to worry you, but they can get BIG! Get some sort of creature to eat them (chooks or guinea fowl), or a can of Raid! Thanks for the edit, looks to me as 4 legs per segment (2 each side) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 1 minute ago, BenStark said: Thanks for the edit, looks to me as 4 legs per segment (2 each side) Yeah, you may be right. That would make him a millipede and vegetarian, harmless unless you are a vegetable. If you poke them, do they roll up?? Either way, same solutions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenStark Posted February 2 Author Share Posted February 2 2 minutes ago, Crossy said: Yeah, you may be right. That would make him a millipede and vegetarian, harmless unless you are a vegetable. If you poke them, do they roll up?? Either way, same solutions No they don't roll up. The kind that rolls up I had last year, The difference with these is that they are white underneath. Vegetarians mean they will eat the roots of my grass? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophon Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Perhaps a Yellow Dragon millipede (Orthomopha communis): 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 1 minute ago, BenStark said: No they don't roll up. The kind that rolls up I had last year, The difference with these is that they are white underneath. Vegetarians mean they will eat the roots of my grass? No idea, you could try posting in the Facebore group "Thai Biodiversity Survey & Species ID". If you don't use Facebook I'll post for you, need to know where in Thailand you saw them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenStark Posted February 2 Author Share Posted February 2 3 minutes ago, Crossy said: No idea, you could try posting in the Facebore group "Thai Biodiversity Survey & Species ID". If you don't use Facebook I'll post for you, need to know where in Thailand you saw them. Thanks for that, I will add a picture from the underside, so you have more details to post. Location is banglamung - chonburi. I only touched with my finger to turn it upside down, and it went lifeless, @Sophon Yellow dragon is a good guess 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 Yeah, I reckon he's a Yellow Dragon too, let's see what the group says. I've asked about eco-friendly control measures too (they really don't like cans of Raid!). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 While we wait the "1,2,3,4 - lots of legs" is from The Trapdoor a UK kids Claymation. Brilliant stuff, could they make it today or too scary?? At about 2mins 50! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidneyw Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 56 minutes ago, Crossy said: Get some sort of creature to eat them (chooks or guinea fowl), or a can of Raid! Issan girl might find them tasty when cooked. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 5 minutes ago, kidneyw said: Issan girl might find them tasty when cooked. At 1cm a piece I think you might need rather a lot! My Korean ex loved "bundaegi" (steamed silkworm larvae), they smelled awful when cooking and tasted worse!! She would munch a pot of them and then want to smooch!! Did I mention she's my ex?? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riclag Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 (edited) The young lady of my house said “It bite Allan “! A few years ago ,Allan had to go to the hospital cause his Foot blew up . She said the name in Thai but I couldn’t make it out Sounds like ,tha carp Edited February 2 by riclag 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenStark Posted February 2 Author Share Posted February 2 I just did a google for yellow dragon and yes they are poisonous, but they are much larger as what I see. If that are babies, then i'm gonna have a problem, since there are lots of them 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophon Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 20 minutes ago, riclag said: The young lady of my house said “It bite Allan “! A few years ago ,Allan had to go to the hospital cause his Foot blew up . She said the name in Thai but I couldn’t make it out Sounds like ,tha carp Dtakab is a centipede and a very different animal Centipedes are venomous and very quick and aggressive, while millipedes are poisonous (so don't eat them), generally slow and passive. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthainess Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 I'd just spray them with Baygon anyway if they were over my porch crawling around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riclag Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 7 minutes ago, Sophon said: Dtakab is a centipede and a very different animal Centipedes are venomous and very quick and aggressive, while millipedes are poisonous (so don't eat them), generally slow and passive. I was curious so I asked my resident expert , who reportedly claims to know everything! That was her answer. Your picture and the Op’s dont look the same ! Correct me if Im wrong but there are many centipede & Millipede species . I wouldn’t be surprised if Thais give them all the same name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riclag Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 18 minutes ago, BenStark said: I just did a google for yellow dragon and yes they are poisonous, but they are much larger as what I see. If that are babies, then i'm gonna have a problem, since there are lots of them Call a exterminator Ben! Scary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenStark Posted February 3 Author Share Posted February 3 15 hours ago, Crossy said: Yeah, I reckon he's a Yellow Dragon too, let's see what the group says. I've asked about eco-friendly control measures too (they really don't like cans of Raid!). Hi, any update from the FB page on the creatures crawling around here ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossy Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Rather less helpful than usual, but the general opinion is they won't harm you or your grass. Sweep them up and out (or use Raid on them), the local wildlife will munch up the vast majority of the beasties. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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