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People| worms also come to bask in the sun? Is the appearance of a large number of "millipedes" on the streets of Chengdu harmful to the human body?

author:Fang Zhi Sichuan

Sichuan online reporter Li Qiang

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"What kind of insects are on the side of this road, it's scary, there are too many, and you have to go around here in the future." Recently, some netizens reported through the Sichuan Daily all-media public sentiment hotline (028-86968696) and the Sichuan platform that a large number of "millipedes" appeared on a sidewalk near Yangshi Street in Qingyang District, Chengdu.

Close-up of the "Millipede"

Recently, the reporter came to Yangshi Street in Qingyang District, Chengdu, and saw on the sidewalk opposite a hospital that a small insect crawled on the ground, and the large ones were three or four centimeters long, distributed along the flower platform, densely packed into pieces, and the distribution length was nearly 200 meters. Some passing citizens told reporters that they were worried that these insects were harmful to the human body. "As long as there is the sun, these worms will come out and burrow out of the lawn," a nearby sanitation worker told reporters, who first discovered the "millipedes" about a month ago.

Several "millipedes" gathered together

Pedestrians pass by a pavement crawling with "millipedes"

Are "millipedes" harmful to the human body? Recently, the relevant staff of the Chengdu Qingyang District Park City Construction and Urban Renewal Bureau told reporters that the situation of insect swarms in the area is being dealt with, and it takes a period of time to fully control, please rest assured that this is the common saying "grass shoe worm", which is harmless to the human body.

Sections where "millipedes" appear

Several "millipedes" crawled on the edge of the flower platform

A crowd sat on the edge of a flower platform full of "millipedes"

In this regard, the reporter consulted Zhao Li, director of the Chengdu Huaxi Insect Museum. "This is Ma Lu, harmless to the human body, Ma Lu likes to be wet, generally living in the lawn soil surface, soil blocks, stones, or soil cracks, this large number of gatherings, is that they are looking for gaps to overwinter," Zhao Li said, Ma Lu does not bite people, but should still avoid touching them. Because their stimulated secretions may cause local irritation, severe ones can lead to significant erythema, herpes, and necrosis. If the skin reacts, it should be washed with plenty of soap and water, but be sure not to use alcohol. Topical corticosteroids may be applied. Eye injuries require immediate leaching and corticosteroid eye drops or ointments.

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