yes, its difficult for me to say anything here without people thinking it equates LAP saying it. well instead of a two-year old baby, i do have young kittens at home who might not be able to stand the bite of a poisionous centipede. okay, it'll try to brush them away next time. hope i can fight down my jitters too.

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I was in one place that was so bad we were killing about 10 a day. The baby ones they hatch in at the spring summer time and have to beat it quick from nest as their parents eat them, so if you live on ground floor in the path of fleeing you ones you can be in for trouble.

Anyway this place was actually invested and through the summer we were killing just a many but they were growing bigger and bigger as time went on. One time I put two in a jar and went back a while later and there was half left with some mush at the bottom of the jar. I put the bed legs in dishes of water but one night we still got 2 of the dirty bastards in our bed and that was with religious tucking of the sheets, and when they bite you know it.

Apparently they actually are prehistoric creatures. Also as you go south in the world from here they get bigger and more poisnous. I prefer cockroaches any day to these fuckers. Like mosizs I can see no useful function on this earth for them.

For total avoidance live on the first or second floor, they can't be bothered with stairs funnily enough.

tanks for all the replies. am already doing the killing and spary the drain. by the way, I live in 1st floor and my friend who live in 2nd floor got biten once......
I was surfing on the net last night and from one of the site says and use 'Boric aicd'. put it around the house can prevent centipedes come in the house. of course, keep ur kids and animals away from it. So, any ideas ot common ??

there was a discussion about centipedes not too long ago here but i couldn't find the thread anymore. where on earth????

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Can't expect much computer literacy from a cat. The thread is here:

http://www.lamma.com.hk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=632&highlight=centipede

featuring a nice big spectacular picture of the 'ONE'

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Stamp on it until it's mush, then stamp on it some more. Evil bastards.

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But why on earth has it been moved to Fight Club? Also why half the thread remains. We are only talking about killing centidpedes is that not allowed on the main forum.

I agree, why has this been moved to fight club? is it cos of mr weiner's comments about Alan's wife's lumps? Surely there is a line between a light joshing and abuse... I"m sure alan wouldn't have taken that as abuse. Eh alan?

Can we keep the editing down to a reasonably sane level?

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I only intended to move Oscar's message because it fits quite well in Fight Club. But unfortunately I also moved the subsequent messages into Fight Club. Now they are moved back but under a new thread (sorry cann't attach it back to the original thread). My fault!

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webdog,
This topic is now titled "Centipede reloaded"???

I didn't notice any centipedes in Matrix Reloaded, even when reloading it (seeing it again)?

Can you enlighten us on the secret meaning and connection between centipedes and Matrix Reloaded?

P.S. And why are you STILL wearing a face mask? It won't protect you from our rabid centipedes!

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Don't you think the killer machine looks very much like centipede?

You are right it's about time to take off the mask. I am not the old little dog no more, but a fierce and ironpawed police dog.

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Is there anything we can do to control the centipede population?

I'm asking as probably the person who knows least about this beast of anyone I've talked to - I've only ever seen one alive in 18months living in Tai Peng (and that was down in Yung Shue Wan). Are other residents of Tai Peng equally lucky? Which areas are most infested?

I wonder if the hordes of stray cats currently bludging free lunches from kindly souls could have a role here?

What does a centipede bite feel like? Are there any documented cases of serious medical consequences, e.g. in young children? Are there any official control measures in place?

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When looking this up earlier, I found a <a href="http://www.homeoint.org/clarke/s/scol.htm">MATERIA MEDICA</a> with some rather scary cases, some lethal.

But personally, I can say the bites are extremely painful and you feel it for several minutes at least.

The government doesn't seem to know or care about them -- if they did we'd be seeing the usual posters with useful advice like don't play with them.

On a related subject, my daughter was bitten by a dog last week. On going to the clinic the staff were far more concerned with filling out the requisite report forms than actually looking at the wound or treating her.

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Has anyone seen this movie, made in Hong Kong (I haven't).

It sounds the perfect remedy for anyone with a fear of centipedes:

"Centipede Horror: Dir. Keith Li. Very interesting little horror entry. A dark priest puts a curse on some women who then begin to regurgitate centipedes that in turn devour them alive. Subtitles are a little difficult to read, but then they always are on the older Hong Kong VCD's! Widescreen Subtitled. (1988)"

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There are a few fan pages. <a href="http://www.horrordrome.com/recensioni/centipedehorror.html">horrordrome.com</a> (in Italian) even has some online video extracts and images.

<a href="http://www.thelongestsite.de/RevMovie/RevHK/C/CentipedeHorror.html">thelongestsite.de</a> (German) has more, including the below image.
<br><img src="http://www.thelongestsite.de/gfx/Shots/ShotsC/CentipedeHorror1i.jpg" HEIGHT=120 WIDTH=219 HSPACE=50 ALIGN=LEFT>
Sleep tight.

Groooossssss!

This should be banished to a cyber-cesspit deep within fight club

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I just played the video extracts; #2 has centipedes scurrying around and is exactly what we're talking about. #1 and #3 are some strange ceremonies; #4 is something you probably don't want to see...

I had the misfortune to be bitten on two occassions while asleep in bed - once on my wedding tackle and once on the end of my John Thomas!!

I can tell you the bite was painful and it made my eyes water to say the least.

I was bitten last year on my right elbow whilst sleeping. I woke up with a moderate-half-asleep-pain which became accute after a few hours. My elbow was very red and hot to the touch.

Over the next few days the pain grew steadily worse until I could bare it no longer and had to go to the doctor. He prescribed me the usual antibiotics and an antibiotic cream, explaining that there was probably a secondary infection. 1 week after this it was still agony whenever I banged/knocked or applied any sort of pressure to my elbow - which is pretty often if you think about it.

A 2nd visit to the doctor just got me more creams/antibiotics. After week 3 the skin started peeling off all over my elbow, but the pain was a little better. Week 5, the pain was only apparent when I knocked the elbow, otherwise it was ok though I did lose more skin. I reckon it was 2 months before I would say it felt normal, but to this day it still aches when it gets cold and I have a smooth elbow where the scar tissue has grown back.

I don't know if it was an allergic reaction, secondary infection or just natural inclination to whinge, but it f**king hurt. My recommendation is not to engage with these god-awful creatures under any circumstances.

My elbow will be on display in the Deli this weekend if anyone is interested.

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