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Natal Giant silkworm moth caterpillar
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Giant silkworm moth caterpillar

Lonomia obliqua
Ko faati e innde ndee: The scientific name Lonomia obliqua is the name given to this species. The English name 'giant silk moth' refers to the adult moth, which belongs to the family of giant silk moths.1
Ina waawi wardeWota a meemIna waawi warde maa so a safraaka. So a meemii leɓɓe mum, heɓ ballal law.
Ngooɓuuli e ɓuuɓuuli Leɓɓe jukkooje
Bone e yimɓe: Bone sanneIna waawi warde neɗɗo mo safraaka.

This is the caterpillar of a large moth from South America, the giant silk moth. The caterpillar is famous for its venom, which is one of the most dangerous of any caterpillar. It lives in southern Brazil and nearby countries, and it has caused many deaths.1

Ina wuuri e
Southern Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Paraná), with recent cases in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais; also Uruguay, Paraguay and Argentina1
Amerik Worgo
Hello arano
The species is found in the south of Brazil and nearby countries. People have been stung while handling leafy branches to clear a trail or gather vegetation.1
Juuteendi
4,1 cm haa 6,7 cm (1,6 in haa 2,6 in)1
Yaawde ɓurnde
hedde 0,03 km/h (0,02 mph)
E leydi yoornde, miijo
Goonga!Natal Giant silkworm moth caterpillar
Giant silkworm moth caterpillar. Natal: Centro de Informações Toxicológicas de Santa Catarina, no known copyright restrictions (public domain). Public domain, iNaturalist.

No anndirte ngal

  • Length of about 4.1 to 6.7 cm1
  • Background colour ranges from green to brown, which helps it blend in1
  • Rows of small bumps, each topped with a cluster of easily detached spines of different sizes1

Doole tooke

Leɓɓe jukkooje

Leɓɓe tokooso ina pelloo e nguru, ina njukka.

Hol ko tooke ŋatgol mum waɗata?

The venom is held in sacs at the base of each spine and flows through the hollow spines into the wound. It causes disseminated intravascular coagulation, which stops the blood from clotting and leads to bleeding into the tissues and internal organs. After an initial phase of headache, fever, vomiting and malaise, a severe bleeding disorder can develop after about 24 hours.1

Hol no bone mum heewiri e yimɓe?

Bone e yimɓe: Bone sanneIna waawi warde neɗɗo mo safraaka.

The caterpillar has been responsible for at least 500 deaths. In Brazil, 42,264 accidents were recorded between 2007 and 2017, of which 248 were severe and five were fatal. The reported death rate is 2.5%. Most victims were male (63%), and 45% were between 0 and 21 years old.1

Kabaaru moƴƴo: doktooruuji ina njogii lekki (sérum antivenimeux) walla safaara ngam ɗum.1

Hol ko ngal waɗata so ina hula?

Its body is covered in hairs and spines that break off easily and inject venom into anything that touches them.1

So a meemii leɓɓe mum

  • A study by Dr Robert Norris states that stings and abrasions should be treated with antifibrinolytics. If blood products are needed, they must be given with care so they do not worsen the bleeding. An antiserum made by the Butantan Institute in São Paulo reverses the clotting problems, and patients treated with it recover quickly.1
  • Ngam leɓɓe ngooɓuuli jukkooje: ittu ɗe e skots ɓataaɗo, refti loot nguru ngu. Wota a moomtu.
  • Ngam ŋatgol: loot nokku oo, ɓuuɓnu. Heɓ ballal cafrol so neɗɗo oo ina wiya wonaa e jam, walla ina ƴiiɗa ko newii.

Adii fof noddu nimero urgence (112, 000, 911). Ɗum ko anndinal ballal adiingal, wonaa saaraangal doktoor. Ko adii e ballal adiingal

Reen hoore maa

  • Wota a meem, wota a nanngu, wota a ñiŋŋu kullal ladde haa abada, hay so ngal ina famɗi, hay so ina nanndi e ɗaaniingal walla maayngal.
  • Accu ngal nokku. So a fotti e ngal, deƴƴu, ruttu ɓaawo seeɗa seeɗa, accu ngal yaha laawol mum.
  • So a meemii leɓɓe mum: deƴƴu, wota a dillu, noddu nimero urgence (112, 000, 911) walla yahu opitaal law. Jogo e hakkille no ngal nanndi, natal ina walla.

Ngal faalaaka gaañde ma. Ina huutoroo tooke mum ngam nanngude ñaamdu walla reenaade, ina ɓuri yiɗde suuɗaade. Ɓeydu anndude no reentortoo

Hol no mawniri?

Hol no juutiri?

Giant silkworm moth caterpillar hedde 6,7 cm juutde (2,6 in)Ñippirde kaayitaaje hedde 3 cm (1,2 in)Telefon mo smart hedde 15 cm (5,9 in)
juutde no kaaɗe mahirɗe 2 ɗaɓɓondiraaɗeɓuri kokiyaas ngesa leelde

Hol no Giant silkworm moth caterpillar mawniri, so fooɗondiraama e AN?

Limgal tan e navigatoor maa. Alaa ko danndetee walla ko neldetee.

Hol no yaawiri?

moƴƴi anndude

Humpito

1

Guinness World Records lists it as the most venomous caterpillar in the world.1

2

Before studies of Lonomia caterpillars, it was not known that caterpillars could produce enough toxin to kill a person.1

3

Its venom contains anti-clotting agents that have been studied for possible medical uses, including a component called Lopap.1

4

The first known epidemic happened in an farming community in Rio Grande do Sul, where victims had only handled leafy branches before their symptoms began.1

5

Only two of the 26 Lonomia species found in the Americas, L. obliqua and L. achelous, have caused severe reactions.1

Feññinoowo fenaande

Fenaande: Caterpillars cannot produce toxins strong enough to kill a person.

Goonga: This caterpillar's venom can kill. At least 500 deaths have been linked to it.1

Ngam ganduɓe tooke

Innde ganndal
Lonomia obliqua
Fedde
Ngooɓuuli e ɓuuɓuuli
Ɓesngu
Saturniidae2
Ordre
Lepidoptera
Leyɗe mawɗe
Amerik Worgo
Bone e yimɓe
4 / 5: Bone sanne3

Ɗo humpito iwri

  1. Lonomia obliqua (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Lonomia obliqua (iNaturalist): inɗe e ceergal.
  3. Venom Wiki: tolno bone, mawnude heewnde e miijo yaawde ko amen. Yiy no men keɓirta ɗum: No men tolnirta bone.

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