A strange little insect that looks like a walking hat and scares Variania like a poisonous moss from the back of a limestone this year, according to the state. Forest Department (VDoF).
The venomous pus caterpillar is a larval form of the southern flannel worm (Meglophysis opercularis), And if you see one you should stay away from it. Its “hair” is actually the backbone that makes it one of the most toxic sugars in the United States. A Kent County woman described the sensation of “a sharp knife passing through the outside of my calf” when she slammed into someone in the front door of her car. According to the Daily Progress.
VDOF According to him, puss caterpillars have already appeared in Versania. And they are found as far north as New Jersey. According to, however, these are much more common in Florida and much more in West-Central Texas University of Florida. Eric Day, manager of Virginia Tech’s Pest Identification Laboratory, told Daily Progress that it looks like “an expanding year.”
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Climate change The weather in Virginia has warmed up, as it has in many parts of the country.
“With the change in our climate, we are seeing some insects change their populations,” said Theresa Delinger, another researcher at Echo Lab. Told CNN. “But it’s too early to tell. Caterpillars, worms and butterflies all have cyclical cycles, it’s all about the right time and the right conditions.”
CNN reports that sugar poisoning is similar to bee stings in people who have a severe allergy to bees and possibly have a bad effect on reproduction.
Virginia Tech Publishing Documents What to do if someone is “stung” by a poisonous caterpillar. Key steps: Wash the area to get rid of any hair or harmful substances. Apply tape to the area and then tear it to pull out the hair stuck in the skin. (Do this a few times, but use a fresh piece of tape each time.) Ice packs and steroid creams will reduce inflammation and make the sting less painful. And anyone who has had a bad reaction to insects in the past or has been bitten near the eyes should contact a doctor immediately.
At the moment, the plan is to allow natural insect predators to shrink their population in the state, but if they continue to spread without checking, the state could launch an eradication program, CNN said.
Originally published on Live Science.
