KUALA LUMPUR, July 4 — A Thai man chose an unusual way to enlarge his manhood — by having it bitten by ants.

While it was unclear why the unidentified man decided to seek out help from ants rather than going to a doctor, the man ended up with a swollen penis instead, The Thaiger reported.

According to the portal, the man’s experiment came to light after two videos of him undertaking the procedure went viral on Thai social media.

In the videos, the man was initially successful in getting ants on his sex organ after he placed it in an ants’ nest but when the insects started biting the organ, the man struggled to brush it off.

He also tried rinsing his penis with water in an attempt to get the ants off.

Approached for comments on the man’s bizarre method, Dr Sorranai Onwan said employing ants to enlarge a penis was wrong and ineffective.

Dr Sorranai, who operates an aesthetic clinic in the northern province of Chiang Mai, added that ant bites can be life-threatening for individuals with allergies.

It may also lead to dermatitis or further infections, he said.