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Puss caterpillar

Megalopyge opercularis
Game da sunan: The name "puss" probably comes from the caterpillar's soft, long fur, which makes it look like a tiny Persian cat.1
Ciwo kawaiKada ka taɓaYana ciwo, amma ba zai cutar da kai sosai ba.
Tsutsotsi da ƙwari Gashi masu harbi
Haɗari ga mutane: Mai raɗaɗiYana iya yin ciwo sosai, amma kusan bai taɓa zama mai tsanani ba.

The puss caterpillar is a furry caterpillar that grows into a moth. It lives in the southern and eastern United States, Mexico and parts of Central and South America. Its hairs contain venomous spines that can cause a very painful skin reaction, so it is important to recognise it and leave it alone.1

Yana zaune a
Eastern United States (southeastern Virginia to Florida), southern United States, Mexico, parts of Central and South America1
Arewacin Amurka
Gida
It is found on oak, elm and wild plum trees, and on garden plants such as roses and ivy. People can meet it in these gardens and trees.1
Tsawo
2.5 cm (1 in)1
Mafi girman sauri
kusan 0.03 km/h (0.02 mph)
A kan tudu, ƙiyasi
Da gaske!Hoton Puss caterpillar
Puss caterpillar. Hoto: Patrick Coin (Patrick Coin). CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons.

Yadda za ka gane shi

  • The larva is about one inch (2.5 cm) long and covered in long, hair-like fur.1
  • Its fur can be grey-white, golden brown or dark charcoal grey.1
  • It often has a bright orange streak running along its body.1
  • In the early stage, the body tapers to a tail that extends well beyond the body.1
  • The adult moth has long fur in colours from dull orange to lemon yellow, with hairy legs and fuzzy black feet.1

Ana yawan rikita shi da: Its relative M. crispata is mentioned as different because its tail does not extend well beyond the body, unlike the puss caterpillar's. The middle stage of the puss caterpillar has no distinct tail at all.1

Ƙarfin dafi

Gashi masu harbi

Ƙananan gashi ko ƙaya suna karyewa a cikin fata kuma suna harbi.

Me dafinsa yake yi?

The caterpillar's fur contains venomous spines. Contact causes an immediate skin reaction with a grid-like rash and severe radiating pain. Victims often describe the pain as like a broken bone, blunt-force trauma or white hot. The pain can spread up a limb and cause burning, swelling, nausea, headache, stomach pain, rashes, blisters, and sometimes chest pain, numbness or difficulty breathing.1

Yaya haɗarinsa yake ga mutane?

Haɗari ga mutane: Mai raɗaɗiYana iya yin ciwo sosai, amma kusan bai taɓa zama mai tsanani ba.

The caterpillar is regarded as a dangerous insect because of its venomous spines. Reactions are sometimes limited to the sting site but are often very severe. The sting causes a condition called urticarial dermatitis or erucism, and M. opercularis is the most commonly reported source of this in the United States.1

Idan ka taɓa gashinsa

  • The venom is best treated within hours of first contact. Any spines still in the skin should be removed with cellophane tape. Remedies reported to have varying degrees of success include ice packs, oral antihistamine, baking soda, hydrocortisone cream, juice from comfrey stems and calamine lotion.1
  • Don gashin tsutsa mai harbi: ka cire su da tef mai liƙi, sannan ka wanke fatar. Kada ka goga.
  • Don cizo: ka wanke kuma ka sanyaya. Ka nemi taimakon likita idan mutumin bai ji daɗi ba ko yana zubar da jini cikin sauƙi.

Kullum ka fara kiran lambar gaggawa (112, 000, 911). Wannan jagorar agajin gaggawa ce ta gaba ɗaya, ba shawarar likita ba. Muhimman abubuwan agajin gaggawa

Kiyaye lafiya

  • Kada ka taɓa, kada ka kama, kada ka tsokani dabbar daji, ko da ƙarama ce, kuma ko da tana kama da tana barci ko ta mutu.
  • Ka ba shi sarari. Idan ka haɗu da ɗaya, ka natsu, ka koma baya a hankali kuma ka bar shi ya bi hanyarsa.
  • Idan ka taɓa gashinsa: ka natsu, ka zauna ba motsi, ka kira lambar gaggawarka (112, 000, 911) ko ka je asibiti da sauri. Ka tuna yadda yake, hoto yana taimakawa.

Ba ya neman cutar da kai. Yana amfani da dafinsa don kama abinci ko don kare kansa, kuma ya fi son ya ɓuya. Ƙarin bayani game da kiyaye lafiya

Yaya girmansa yake?

Yaya tsawonsa yake?

Puss caterpillar tsawonsa kusan 2.5 cm (1 in)Tsabar kuɗin euro 1 kusan 2.3 cm (0.9 in)Kilif ɗin takarda kusan 3 cm (1.2 in)
kusan tsawon kilif ɗin takardaya fi katantanwar lambu jinkiri

Yaya girman Puss caterpillar yake idan aka kwatanta da KAI?

Lissafi ne kawai a cikin burauzarka. Ba a adana komai ko a aika ko'ina.

Yaya saurinsa yake?

abin da ya kamata a sani

Bayanai

1

Victims often say the pain feels like a broken bone, or even white hot.1

2

The name "puss" probably comes from the caterpillar's fur, which looks like a tiny Persian cat.1

3

Its spines can cause a condition called urticarial dermatitis, also known as erucism.1

4

Early-stage larvae can have very curly fur that looks cottony and puffed up.1

5

Late larvae can spend the whole winter inside their cocoon before emerging in spring.1

Don ƙwararru a kan dafi

Sunan kimiyya
Megalopyge opercularis
Rukuni
Tsutsotsi da ƙwari
Iyali
Megalopygidae2
Tsari
Lepidoptera
Nahiyoyi
Arewacin Amurka
Jarirai
The caterpillar has two broods a year, one in summer and one in autumn. Late larvae may stay in their cocoon all winter and emerge as adults in late spring.1
Haɗari ga mutane
2 / 5: Mai raɗaɗi3

Inda bayanan suka fito

  1. Megalopyge opercularis (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Megalopyge opercularis (iNaturalist): sunaye da rarrabuwa.
  3. Venom Wiki: matakin haɗari, girman al'ada da ƙiyasin sauri namu ne. Ga yadda muke lissafa su: Yadda muke auna haɗari.

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