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Home » Flora and fauna » Scary beasts in Thai waters: Poisonous centipede
Scary beasts in Thai waters: Poisonous centipede
Those who live in Thailand know them of the poisonous centipede (takaab) or centipede. They are not lethal, but if you are bitten, you would almost wish to die, so intense is the pain the poison causes. These monsters are not only found on the mainland, but also swim in the water, according to research.
Entomologist George Beccaloni of the Natural History Museum in London discovered the first specimen in 2001 during his honeymoon in Thailand. Because no swimming centipede had ever been seen before, the research took years. Recently, the scary beast has an official name: Scolopendra cataracta, named after the Latin word for waterfall.
In an interview in National Geographic discoverer Beccaloni calls the beast "repulsive: very large with long legs and a dark, green-black color".
He found the centipede under a rock next to a river. When he lifted it up, the beast fled into the water and swam like an eel. It took him some effort, but Beccaloni managed to catch the insect for closer examination.
Last week we had a 23,5 cm large specimen in the pool and two days before a baby cobra of around 35 cm. Nowadays I first look carefully at the bottom and I first look into the skimmer. Brrrrrrr
Thailand is large and elongated. It might be interesting to mention where the said "friends" stay. Then I know if I have to knock off my shoes or something.
They are sporadically found in Thailand, Laos and Vietnam. The first was found in 1928, but was not recognized as such at the time. This is now the fourth, from 2001. Now that the animal has finally been neatly described, it will turn up more regularly.
Closed shoes are always better to knock out, there are critters everywhere that feel comfortable in them.
By the way, it is not an insect, because they always have six legs.
Dear Frans, where did you get this wisdom from? I have lived in the mountains of Pakchong for a few years and have already killed dozens of them. The largest was 28,5 cm.
Alex
The summary of the 124-page study can be found here.
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http://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=7950
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There are thousands of centipedes, and the one that has seen the most must be one of them. In this case it is about the Scolopendra Cataracta, which has the special feature that it has an amphibious way of life.
A more readable story about the discovery:
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http://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=7950
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It is remarkable how much media has picked up on the 'news'. Since more than 4000 species are known and taxonomy has only been practiced for about 200 years, an average of 20 new species of millipedes have been discovered each year over the past two centuries.
Dear Frans, I don't know where and wonder which stone you live in, but what you write is a fable. Every year a few 10s appear in the garden, and a bite is no fun. Middle
in Bangkok they will not be so easy to find, but in the countryside they are certainly there.
One thing is certain, the Thai eats everything, but he certainly does not eat this animal.
I recognize this centipede , even see it regularly in our house .
Fortunately, so far I have not had any experience with a bite.
They are fearful and want to disappear quickly , but we quickly bring them to the centipede Valhalla .
But know from my spouse and a neighbor that a bite is certainly not a pleasant experience.
I do have many painful experiences with a kind of wasp.
Who builds a legest under a table or chair.
With a bite it looks like someone is stabbing you somewhere in your body with a knife.
Then living in an apartment or condo is better, but then again you have balconies.
Jan Beute.
We had such a bee or wasp nest in the garden. While pruning some bushes I came into contact with such a nest and was stung at the place where your heart beats and under the left armpit. I thought I was dead and could barely keep myself upright. Indeed, just stabbing. Survived. Those beasts know exactly where to sting. It's also poison they inject into your body.
In our garden in Cha am I already had two large ones and one small one. They are very fast, but with a good blow they are much calmer. One had ended up in the pool. Fish out and beat to death…no more trouble. It is a pity that Thailand is labeled as a dangerous holiday spot in Belgium this week in the newspaper “The latest news” because of such critters. Negative journalist?
Well Ronny.
It's not just the rose-colored glasses. There are also many walking around with black glasses.
Not just in the newspaper by the way 😉
i brushed my teeth over the sink in a hotel in chiang rai one comes up from the drain, i was terrified what monsters
Watch out. They are always in pairs.
It may take 1 or 2 days, but then the other will come.
Wash bites well with natural vinegar. As well as insect and mosquito bites.
I always have a bottle of the 7eleven at home.
What name is it for sale under?
The Scolopendra cataracta poisonous millipede (takaab) or centipede is a common guest in southern Thailand Ranong, especially in the rainy season. often seen in the house on the floor if you see them on time it is no problem. Fortunately, apart from the intense pain, it is not fatal.
Poisonous vipers are regularly seen during coffee picking, so they are much more dangerous and deadly if you are bitten by them. Watching and listening carefully while walking in nature can (often) prevent you from being bitten by these reptiles and creeping monsters (insects).
Never again in sandals in the garden since the bite of such an animal.
Was mowing grass when the animal, probably in self-defense, stabbed me in the toe.
Immediately a razor-sharp pain, unbearable after walking 60 meters home. You would almost want to chop off your foot / leg at that moment.
Had to drive to the hospital (10 km feels like a very long time), where they gave me an injection. Fortunately, that gave some relief fairly quickly, but it was only after an hour horizontally on a stretcher that I started to feel better again.
Considering these kinds of animals, the scorpions, the snakes (especially in high grass) so take some precautions. Wear boots in higher grass.
Boots on? That is very dangerous. Check them carefully before you put them on !!!!
Hello, cut it off with all those scary animals haha.
I dare to go to Thailand less and less haha
In the Netherlands there are also more than 40 species of what we all call 'centipede', although some species do not reach that level by a long shot. In Thailand I have seen them of 40 cm in length and however animal-loving the Thais (sometimes) may be, they quickly kill this gash with shovel or stone.
My worker was bitten once and walked with a swollen ankle for weeks but if you are sensitive to their venom (in the mouth and in the barrel in the nails) you can go under them. So watch your things and store shoes in a closed closet, even though those creatures are so thin that they can also fit through a crack.
In this country you always have to be aware of snakes, centipedes, scorpions and spiders, but the biggest dangers are still mosquitoes and traffic.
Look, that's where the stories come from that you go "under". Just not based on anything, not (scientifically) substantiated and only heard about or read somewhere else.
In the Netherlands wasp is also deadly if you are allergic to it, or in the Netherlands someone dies every year due to a wild cow or dog that likes to bite or otherwise. Or if you are allergic to chocolate, cow's milk or peanut butter, you can also die.
Apart from a small number of snakes and mosquitoes with dengue virus or malaria, there is no real danger in Thailand. You better worry about a wet floor but slipping on you in Thailand or traffic or too much alcohol or loose electrical wires or too low balcony edges and more.
Ger, maybe read this. Deaths occur, but fortunately few.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scolopendra_gigantea The Thai people in my area beat them to death for a reason.
In every million people there will always be 1 or more who show an allergic reaction to a food or to contact with certain substances or to bite incidents of animals, insects, etc..
Thanks to the internet, you hear stories of deadly parasites, insects and more all the time.
But that's not the norm. You have to see it in the right perspective and take into account a large number of people and common other incidents, illnesses and more.
It is precisely often the stories that are not based on reality that centipedes such as in these articles are unnecessarily killed. Sure in Wikipedia there is 1 known case of a person who died : out of 7 billion people and for how long ?
I'm sure several people have died because of allergies to ant bites or something else.
Taught in Thailand: Every creature has the right to live…;
with a sweeper and dustpan, you can put them outside the door or in the garden or further away as a simple solution
And few days ago, I was watching a video,
evening in the dark, sitting on the bottom,
I suddenly see something sitting next to my right leg,
few centimeters away.
got up quietly and made light.
Was it a best of 15 centimeters long.
Had a pair of scissors nearby and got it 3 times
cut through.
But he didn't die, he was there the next morning
still moving .
Only he could not crawl any further .
I'm glad I wasn't bitten.
Also walk barefoot on the field every day,
like my father-in-law,
who, at 80 years old, has never been bitten by anything,
but always look closely at the ground.
In high grass it is useful to have a task in front of you
by burning the grass,
then have snakes and other animals
the time to walk away.
Also got two Scorpions last month
found in the bathroom
That's why I always look carefully at the ground first,
We are here in a tropical country and to survive
you always have to pay attention – in the house ,
on the field , and especially in traffic .
before I step inside.
I read that study too.
I got the suspicion that this man had officially discovered a species that every Thai has known about for years.
This is probably a species that prefers to live in the water.
By the way, every Thai knows that Centipedes are good swimmers.
And yes, I had one in the overflow of the bathtub in a hotel on the 1th floor ….
Fortunately, our children were not yet in the bath at the time.
Coincidentally I saw a video yesterday, recorded in Vietnam, I think…quite scary….
https://youtu.be/7DibncPbNwM
Since I am not at all a hero in the dangerous wildlife of a country, you are more likely to find me in a penthouse on the 50th floor in Bangkok than in a charming house in a Thai village…
It would be a gap in the market if one followed jungle training from a real forest walker in Thailand.
Then one knows exactly how to deal with animals, plants and insects, also what one can eat from fruits and plants that are unknown.
Ever see young guests making a jungle trip in Thailand, shorts with a T shirt, open shoes and always think, as long as it goes well.
I myself have worked for years in South America in the jungles, for the wood industry and have followed a training there, even after years a disease can be expressed, from one bite or another.
Prevention is always better than cure.
When I read all those comments, there are still a lot of people who apparently hate animals.
Have these people ever thought about the fact that we humans live in the land of the animals and not the other way around.
Every animal has the right to live and does not have to be killed.
The day before yesterday a snake on my terrace next to my chair where I was sitting, I get up to chase it away, it is already gone before I could grab the broom.
“Those who live in Thailand are familiar with the poisonous centipede (takaab) or centipede,” said the OP.
This is not about a centipede, but about a centipede. The translation of centipede says it all.
Centipedes come in all shapes and sizes. I think especially in the warm regions of South America with enormous dimensions (40 cm?).
Centipedes are very good innocent critters, as far as I know.