‘Shocking pink millipede’ is pretty deadly

Do not touch: The millipede has glands that produce hydrogen cyanide to fend off predators. Its toxicity is advertised by its colour. — The Nation/ANN

WITH cyanide, a regulated toxic substance, currently under the spotlight due to its use by suspected serial killer Sararat “Am” Rangsiwuthaporn, the national park authority pointed out that animals, too, can create the poison as a defence mechanism.

In a Facebook post on Monday, the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) shared photos of the bizarre “shocking pink millipede” found only in Tham Prathun No Hunting Zone in Uthai Thani’s Lan Sak district.