Paul Laycock Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Yes those Chang's can give a nasty bite, stamp on it, brush it away and open another Chang and repeat as needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernphil Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 I first met one of these in a bar in Hua-Hin. Closing time ans when the door steel shutters were bought down one fully grown centipede appeared , about 6 screaming bar girls followed. I thought I had left my flies undone , but no, a centipede , like bee stings if you are allergic they can even kill. Dispatch right away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gandalf12 Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Looks like a red centipede and if so yes it is dangerous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jossthaifarang Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Those are babies for sure, they get pretty big and they are nasty little bastards. The Steven Seagul type "Hard to kill", you don't want 1 of these things in your bed with you at night that's for sure.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigpoint Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 more danger in that bottle of chang. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liquorice Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 I was weeding when one popped up, about 10" long and ran straight towards my back foot. I just managed to trap it under the edge of the spade, but jeez, you should have seen it attacking and biting the edge of that spade. Ferocious ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vogele123 Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 (edited) Chickens love them also, and by experience I can say the bite really hurts! A bee sting is nothing compared to this. They carry the poison also on their feet, so even if they walk on you it can hurt. I had once one in our bed. After it bite me, and after switching on the lights it was under my pillow, it escaped under the mattress, So after removing removing the mattress (very careful because we had no idea where it exactly was) we brought it to centipede heaven..... The other experience was while cutting grass, finally I went to hospital to get rid off the pain.... They injected something. I can give also nasty infections. I'm getting a bit worried now Arjen, "I can give also nasty infections" Maybe a shot of penicillin? Crossy, maybe this needs to be moved to the STD Forum? Edited July 9, 2015 by Vogele123 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vogele123 Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 I tried to edit it but did not work. I tried to write "It can cause some nasty infections". As far as I know I do not carry any disease to spread. Only joking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remi080 Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 I have seen these on the farm where i lived before, the big one's can kill a pig as i have seen it myself. Clean clean clean and keep it clean( your house), they get attracted by other crawling bugs in humid dark places. Try to find it online, pretty cool how they eat a mouse or rat. As we all know, if you live in thai, you need to know thai bugs to man, specially snakes, i won the first price up to 3 times, 2 viper bites and a cobra. Intensive care 2 times for that shi@. I moved to bangkok to get rid of it, now im surrounded by a even more deadly species,... Called " humans" . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willyumiii Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Maybe you are new here? These are very common here. These are dangerous. These can get pretty large too! These are centipedes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RasiMike Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 OP While there are probably many species that should be taken seriously as a threat to ones welfare in the natural world..... this little bugger pictured and his big brothers and sisters are not really as threatening to human existence as some would suggest. Yes, it will hurt and maybe even hurt for a day or two if, ( a capital IF) it bites you and/or your loved ones, rest assured, there is minimal risk of fatality. There are more qualified treats in our day to day lives than some (still cute) baby centipede. Try picking one of these up in the palm of your hand,,, it will no doubt get away from you as fast as it can, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasons Posted July 9, 2015 Author Share Posted July 9, 2015 Maybe you are new here? These are very common here. These are dangerous. These can get pretty large too! These are centipedes.download (3).jpg Yep. New here. Going into month #2. A lot of this world is new to me. Try picking one of these up in the palm of your hand,,, it will no doubt get away from you as fast as it can, Nope. Nope, nope, nope. I kill on sight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narisarasgroove Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 I had an infestation of these things a couple of years back. 10 to 20 of them every morning roaming the kitchen. Took a while to find the nest but eventually tracked them down to a nest between a badly fitting under-sink door frame and the concrete. Dozens of them. Easy to kill with just normal bug spray but definitely kill them if you find them. As others have said they give a nasty bite. An early experience years ago with a full grown one about 6 inches long showed that when you gently stood on the body the rear end flicked up with sharp prongs (for want of a better word) into the boot while the front end proceeded to bite and bite and bite. The army issue size 10 boot took care of it but I remember it well and babies or not steer well clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RasiMike Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Maybe you are new here? These are very common here. These are dangerous. These can get pretty large too! These are centipedes.download (3).jpg Yep. New here. Going into month #2. A lot of this world is new to me. Try picking one of these up in the palm of your hand,,, it will no doubt get away from you as fast as it can, Nope. Nope, nope, nope. I kill on sight C'mon live a little. There are many more nastier than than these creatures living in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amerasianex Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 That's a centapede and it is very dangerouse. Even a small one has very strong poison the Thais would run like hell if they seen that. Make your hand swell up like a football and if your allergic it can sure kill you. Any poisinouse bugs or snakes are britely colored such as this one. And this one has lots and lots of baby's fog your house Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasons Posted July 9, 2015 Author Share Posted July 9, 2015 That's a centapede and it is very dangerouse. Even a small one has very strong poison the Thais would run like hell if they seen that. Make your hand swell up like a football and if your allergic it can sure kill you. Any poisinouse bugs or snakes are britely colored such as this one. And this one has lots and lots of baby's fog your house So far kill count remains at 12. I think they've found somewhere to hide. Honestly, so long as they don't get ballsy and leave their hiding places I'll be happy. Kept an eye open today, but haven't seen any more. I'm thinking (read: hoping) the nest may actually be outside and these are just the few that wandered in after hatching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RasiMike Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 If you have children running around the place, buy them an electric tennis racket from Big C and pay them a Baht or two per head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRDave Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 If in doubt kill it! and remember even non poisonous insects can do a lot of damage be it through an allergic reaction or if its mouth is dirty. I got a mossie bite in 2010 one of the big dengue fever ones. no fever but a reaction that made my hand go to twice its normal size hurt like hell and involved a 7 day hospital stay that almost involved an operation on my hand. ( I would not let them). It cost £2000 as well. http://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/story/2014-09-29/seaham-woman-loses-finger-after-spider-bite/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaiyapoon Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 See them when cleaning up our orchard. Biggest so far 7 inches and moved surprisingly fast. Thais kill them all.Nearly stood on a big one one night in bare feet when I went to use the toilet without putting the lights on. Very lucky escape. t Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiwPix Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Jason, out of curiosity, do you live in the city or somewhere out in the woods? Please please please don't say in the city...because I have been feeling pretty safe within the city ( with exception of the motorcyclists and cars . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 It's daddy paid me a visit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoWhenWhyWhat Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 (edited) Guys, yes the centipede can give you a very painful sting. But do know the only way they can administer it is by puncturing your skin with their fore calipers. The 2 sting like hooks at their rear end are merely to fool you:) If you actually see one try to tap anywhere along the body and the rear will whip you, it doesn't hurt at all. Just shocked you enough to release it. Here's how to do it: 1. Simply press the head firmly (it will whip you a few times, though). Then you can lead it into a bottle and release it outside your house. If you wish to keep it as a pet, same method but once he's pinned by the head, cut the tip of those calipers (pincers). Just the sharp ends and it's no longer poisonous. They gave you the kind of gripping feeling when walking up and down your arm. Wierd but I used to keep many of them as pets and also to hunt the household lizards. If you are unlucky enough to be stung, press to expel any liquid from the puncture then wash it with some vinegar. Cheers Edited July 9, 2015 by WhoWhenWhyWhat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meatboy Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Chickens love them also, and by experience I can say the bite really hurts! A bee sting is nothing compared to this. They carry the poison also on their feet, so even if they walk on you it can hurt. I had once one in our bed. After it bite me, and after switching on the lights it was under my pillow, it escaped under the mattress, So after removing removing the mattress (very careful because we had no idea where it exactly was) we brought it to centipede heaven..... The other experience was while cutting grass, finally I went to hospital to get rid off the pain.... They injected something. I can give also nasty infections. having one in your bed,nasty infections,the bite really hurt you wasnt in pattaya by any chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meatboy Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 anyone who lives in korat will know the open air all you can eat buffet place called T-BONE.left after makro. its a large place with wooden tables and benches and gets full all the time. i was in there when someone shouted TACKARB you never seen so many move so quick up on the tables and benches and nobody got down untill its last rights were administered.that was 3yrs.ago the wife has not been back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook23 Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Some years ago I got stung by a woodwasp and the locals applied self-made "medicin" from a jar which contained such a centipede. the stuff looked and smelled nasty but it helped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
attrayant Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 The choice is between cockroaches (which are disease carriers that infest our food, toothbrushes, eating utensils and other personal areas) and centipedes (which mostly stay to themselves outside or perhaps in dank basements, and kill the cockroaches), I'd have to say I'd rather live with the centipedes even though I have an innate revulsion to them to the point where I might jump up on a chair and shriek like a little girl. It's like our irrational fear of spiders (which are also beneficial and mostly keep to themselves). I don't think you're in danger of being bitten unless you do something stupid like sleep on the floor, walk around outside in bare feet or put your foot into your shoe without checking to see if something is asleep in there. Keep in mind the reason you'e got these guys is because there's something for them to eat. Kill them and watch whatever they were preying on suddenly have a population explosion. You've been warned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernphil Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Guys, yes the centipede can give you a very painful sting. But do know the only way they can administer it is by puncturing your skin with their fore calipers. The 2 sting like hooks at their rear end are merely to fool you:) If you actually see one try to tap anywhere along the body and the rear will whip you, it doesn't hurt at all. Just shocked you enough to release it. Here's how to do it: 1. Simply press the head firmly (it will whip you a few times, though). Then you can lead it into a bottle and release it outside your house. If you wish to keep it as a pet, same method but once he's pinned by the head, cut the tip of those calipers (pincers). Just the sharp ends and it's no longer poisonous. They gave you the kind of gripping feeling when walking up and down your arm. Wierd but I used to keep many of them as pets and also to hunt the household lizards. If you are unlucky enough to be stung, press to expel any liquid from the puncture then wash it with some vinegar. Cheers A pet centipede , sorry I think I will stick with my non - venomous cat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasons Posted July 10, 2015 Author Share Posted July 10, 2015 Jason, out of curiosity, do you live in the city or somewhere out in the woods? Please please please don't say in the city...because I have been feeling pretty safe within the city ( with exception of the motorcyclists and cars . I'm in Surin Beach, on Phuket. Kill count is at 15. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoWhenWhyWhat Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Jason, out of curiosity, do you live in the city or somewhere out in the woods? Please please please don't say in the city...because I have been feeling pretty safe within the city ( with exception of the motorcyclists and cars . I'm in Surin Beach, on Phuket. Kill count is at 15. Jason, Found 2, while uprooting some plants in my garden. The bigger 7" fire red one got away but I managed to pinned this 4" one down. Soon to be my house lizard hunter after 3 days training...lol. Will update with photos of their prowess and usefulness to rid your home of lizards. Cheerios Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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