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Guinness World Records: Longest duration living with scorpions

Guinness World Records logo.Photo: Guinness World Records

In 2009, Kanchana Ketkaew (Thailand) set a world record by living with 5,320 venomous scorpions in a 12-m² glass room for 33 days and nights.

The 39-year-old “Scorpion Queen” broke her previous record for the longest duration living with scorpions.

Several scorpions gave birth inside the room, whilst many others died each day. To replenish the numbers, two batches of 1,000 new scorpions were added over the course of the record attempt.

Longest duration living with scorpions. Photo: Guinness World Records

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Shyleen Choruma

Shyleen is a Journalism graduate with a keen interest in contributing to the digital media landscape of South Africa. she is a Master of Communication and Media student. Shyleen kickstarted her career as a Public Relation Communicator, she has a passion for books and telling jokes.