The moral of the story is “don’t leave your clothes on the floor”, and always shake your shoes before you put them on. There is many a travelers tale on the Internet describing encounters with scorpions in Thailand, the encounters usually result in someone getting stung by a scorpion when putting on their shoes or getting dressed. Scorpions are found mainly in forests and rural areas of Thailand, but don’t be surprised to find them in the cities, especially if there is any scrub-land or parkland close by. Big hairy spiders are the most commonly feared bugs in Thailand. Spiders are widespread in Thailand, species such as the Huntsman Spider commonly make their way indoors, residing in kitchen cupboards, sinks or scurrying across the floor, often resulting in a fearful scream. Spiders are usually not aggressive but they can give you a nasty, mildly painful bite which could become infected if not properly cleaned. Spiders have a very famous fear factor, which means the big hairy spiders found in Thailand put the fear of god in most people. There is no shortage of big, hairy, scary spiders in Thailand, including tarantulas, black widows, giant orb spiders and huntsmen. This make the ‘Giant Hornet’ Thailand’s biggest, baddest flying bug. Hornet stings can be extremely painful, I have heard the pain of a hornet sting described as “searingly hot” and “comparable to an electric shock”, a sting on a hand will often swell up like a football. You will commonly experience a giant hornet flying around you, most peoples first reaction is to run like hell, if you try to swat it or spray it you may only make it angry, and we all know about angry hornets, best just to sit it out until it passes. Hornets are well renowned for their aggression when provoked, hornets grow to huge to huge proportions in Thailand, making these one bug you don’t want to mess with. I rate the giant centipede as the scariest bug in Thailand. The giant centipede delivers an incredibly painful and venomous bite which can result in a nasty infection, you should seek medical help. The giant centipede can grow up to 15 inches long in Thailand, it is a fearsome predator and it will bite if provoked. This monster centipede (see photo above) is commonly known as “Vietnamese Centipede”, “Chinese Red Headed Centipede” and “Asian Forest Centipede”. Scolopendra subspinipes The Giant Centipede. I think that qualifies the mosquito as potentially one the most dangerous things in Thailand. Mosquitoes (see photo above) may not look fearsome or threatening, mosquitoes don’t have a painful bite, but they can transmit potentially life threatening mosquito borne diseases.ĭengue fever alone kills thousands of people every year in Thailand, it is also a fact that diseases spread by mosquitoes have killed more people than all the world wars and natural disasters. Mosquito, it might not be scary but it is very deadly, mosquitoes are a serious health risk in Thailand. Read this before you start messing with Thailand’s most dangerous insects and bugs. Bugs grow big in Thailand, besides their frightening size, most of them can pack a painful bite or sting, some are even deadly.
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