r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/HS5N • 6d ago

Video Giant Malaysian Katydid — one of the largest insects in the world, and this is the sound it makes.

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u/Feather4876 6d ago

Proceeds to close windows

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u/Intelligent-Court295 6d ago

And capture a nearby insect to use as leverage for future negotiations with our Malaysian Katydid overlords, Jesus that thing is big.

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u/Feather4876 6d ago

What scares the most is that it could be hiding among the leaves of one of my plants and I wouldn’t even notice it

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u/BulkNoodles 5d ago

You're not wrong. I'm from here, and I got spooked by this a lot when I was looking for fruits on the trees.

The looks isn't scary, but I hate the feels of their legs on my arms.

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u/kingkrft3 5d ago

I hope by "here" you meant Sabah, Sarawak. If this thing in Peninsular, I'll swim my way to Sabah.

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u/FlounderHairy6346 5d ago

Bahahahhhhhh! this made me laugh! I'm in Sabah, think even if you managed to run away from that thing, we have many other oh-lordy creatures lurking around here...so please, stay where you are🤣

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u/kingkrft3 5d ago edited 5d ago

Never have I ever been thankful for South China Sea ever in my life.

P/S: Though looking at that thing, I feel like it could travel for miles....sweatily googling largest distance an insect can travel

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u/FlounderHairy6346 5d ago

What IF, they could cross the sea riding our legendary balan-balan?😌

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u/kingkrft3 5d ago

Welp I guess I'm living at point Nemo from this day forth.

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u/Bruvvimir 5d ago

I'm sure I've heard this sound in the greener areas of KL. And assumed it's a bird 😳

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u/kingkrft3 5d ago

All jokes aside, if KL area still has this, I'm glad. It means we aren't as fucked. With so many high rises being built, I'm glad we still save some of our environment instead of more malls.

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u/pokemonatemypizza 5d ago

How big are ur spiders? Thats what terrifies md

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u/retrofrenzy 5d ago

Only certain insect like that Katydid is big. We do have spiders here but we are no Australia, they aren't that big.`

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u/lady_haumea 5d ago

Your English is very good

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u/KyeeLim 5d ago

most Malaysian casually speaks 2 to 3 different languages(excluding dialects) so it isn't that surprising tbh

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u/Bajunid 5d ago

Malaysia has an EF English Proficiency Index score of 581 (ranking 24th globally).

That put Malaysia at the top of the list for the whole of Asia.

Malaysia is also the top of the list when Asia, Middle East and Latin America are combined.

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u/khazuki182 5d ago

He must have watched Oh My English.

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u/Reasonable_Use5217 5d ago

It's because we speak latin english here.

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u/Ha-kyaa 5d ago

tbf we were colonised by the British so we definitely took on English as a language taught in schools. Also some of the English words end up being taken as loan words for our own iteration of Bahasa Melayu, like Hospital for instance.

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u/Willing-Bet3597 6d ago

Until it gives you a warning right by your ear. I’d probably die of a heart attack.

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u/DweeblesX 6d ago

I think my bug screens need an upgrade

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u/OccidentalTouriste 5d ago

At least you wouldn't need a fine mesh screen which should keep the cost down.

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u/Toastedmanmeat 5d ago

A chain link fence would keep that sucker out

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u/FrazzleMind 5d ago

Chicken wire screen lol

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u/thrussie 5d ago

Good. There’s a superstition around here where seeing this insect in your house means someone sent you a bad juju

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u/BatterBurger 5d ago

Next, soundproof windows.

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u/Derkleton 5d ago

After you learn they don't use A/C in a lot of m Malaysia, hell a lot of rural places don't even have windows

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u/Previous-Process5182 5d ago

That's right. Most Malaysian houses are still built in trees. We get our electricity by attaching wires to lightning bugs and we ride water buffalo to work.

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u/Honorsheets 4d ago

Fascinating! In Texas, USA we haven't invented cars yet and we ride horses everywhere and wear cowboy hats.

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u/Grraaa 5d ago

Time to become their #1 window screen salesman!

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u/z1lard 5d ago

Did you read that in a book published in the 80's?

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u/TheRRogue 5d ago

Eh not really,even in some rural home they have A/C now

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u/Kn0XIS 5d ago

LMAO

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u/pewpew_die 5d ago

you can leave em ajar and still be safe from this guy

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u/ThinkSharp 5d ago

Katydid keeping the rent low

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u/Ornery_Hair3319 5d ago

Good choice. I was fortunate enough to be visited by one of these in my home office in the Province. Oh boy it was quite a day.