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Taotaomona lives on taotaomona trees. If they are disturbed, they can give massive pain and rashes.
Anufat, a very known taotaomona, is pictured as a very ugly person with teeth six inches long. He also has a hole on each side of his head, with ferns stuffed in each hole. There is a story by the Manhamkos (elderly men and women), that if a person walks through an ancient burial site, they must always whistle so as not to disturb Anufat. If they don't whistle, Anufat may become startled and cause great harm. The taotaomonas of Guahan roam the jungles and are present around the ancient latte ruins, large basalt and coral boulders and caves, as well as amongst the thick dense hanging roots of the Banyan Trees. Disturbing the Taotaomonas is the jungles could is very dangerous. Taotaomonas are capable of giving you red painful marks and give you illness in which no ordenary doctor can cure it. The only treatment for this sickness is to visit a suruhana (Chamorro female traditional healer) or a suruhano (Chamorro male traditional healer). They will either give you herbs and medicine to treat the illness or they would simply ask you to go to the place where you encountered the Taotaomona and ask forgiveness to the "guelotas and guelatas" or ancient grandparents for disturbing a burial site. Those who enter the jungle, cave or an unexpected clearing under a large rooted tree without exhibiting proper respect will fall ill.
