Saddleback caterpillar
The saddleback caterpillar is the larva of a moth found in eastern North America and Mexico. It is green with a brown saddle-shaped marking on its back, and its spiny hairs can cause a painful rash. Gardeners who handle plants where it lives are most at risk of contact.1

Ndenge ya koyeba yango
- Primarily lime-green, with brown at both ends.1
- A dark brown centre marking, outlined in white and black, that looks like a saddle.1
- A pair of fleshy horns, called tentacles, at each end of the body, which are orange or black as the caterpillar grows.1
- Tufts of spines along the body, with a row of orange spines along the sides.1
- Some larvae have a false face at the rear, with two pale dots that look like large eyes.1
Makasi ya venin
Nsuki to ba poil ya mike ebukanaka na kati ya loposo mpe etubaka.
Venin na yango esalaka nini?
The hairs and spines contain an irritating venom that is released when they touch skin or are broken. Contact causes a painful, swollen rash and sometimes nausea. Severe reactions are possible and can include migraines, breathing trouble related to asthma, anaphylactic shock (a dangerous allergic reaction) and bleeding. Symptoms can last from a few hours to a few days, depending on how sensitive a person is.1
Likama na yango mpo na bato ezali boni?
Likama mpo na bato: Epesaka pasiEkoki kopesa pasi mingi, kasi pene na ntango nyonso ezalaka likambo monene te.This caterpillar has one of the strongest stings of its kind. Gardeners are most at risk because the caterpillar is common on ornamental plants. Symptoms vary from mild to severe, and the sensitivity of the person affected makes a difference.1
Nsango malamu: ba monganga bazali na nkisi (antivenin) to bosalisi mpo na yango.1
Esalaka nini ntango ebangi?
When threatened, the larva curls outwards so its spines are hard for a predator to avoid, and its bright colours warn of its toxicity.1
Soki osimbi nsuki na yango
- Remove the spines from the skin immediately using adhesive tape over the affected area, with a new piece of tape for each treatment, to stop the venom spreading. Ice packs, corticosteroids and antihistamines (taken orally or applied to the skin) have been reported to help relieve pain. Symptoms are relieved with prescribed medication on a case-by-case basis.1
- Mpo na nsuki ya mbinzo oyo etubaka: longola yango na scotch, sima sukola loposo. Kofrotter loposo te.
- Mpo na kosuama: sukola mpe pesa malili. Luka lisalisi ya monganga soki moto ayoki nzoto malamu te to soki makila ezali kobima ye pete.
Benga ntango nyonso nimero ya urgence liboso (112, 000, 911). Oyo ezali toli ya lisalisi ya liboso, ezali toli ya monganga te. Makambo ya moboko ya lisalisi ya liboso
Zala na libateli
- Ata mokolo moko te, simba, kanga to silikisa nyama ya zamba te, ata ya moke, mpe ata soki emonani lokola elali to ekufi.
- Tika yango esika. Soki okutani na moko, zala kimia, zonga sima malembe mpe tika ekende nzela na yango.
- Soki osimbi nsuki na yango: zala kimia, ningana te, benga nimero ya urgence na yo (112, 000, 911) to kende na lopitalo noki. Kanisa ndenge ezalaki, foto esalisaka.
Ezali koluka yo te. Esalelaka venin na yango mpo na kokanga bilei to komibatela, mpe elingaka mingi kobombama. Makambo mosusu mpo na komibatela
Monene na yango boni?
Molai na yango boni?
pene na molai ya trombone
malembe koleka escargot ya elangaSaddleback caterpillar azali monene boni soki tokokanisi na YO?
Kaka ba calcul na navigateur na yo. Eloko moko te ebombamaka to etindamaka esika moko.
Mbangu na yango boni?
Makambo ya solo
The false face on the rear end is thought to confuse predators, which may attack the wrong end.1
Its cocoon is made of silk mixed with its stinging spines, which protect the pupa during metamorphosis.1
Braconid wasps often lay their eggs inside these caterpillars, and the wasp larvae feed from the inside and later emerge through holes in the body.1
Like other slug caterpillars, it moves on suckers and mucus, which help it roll and stick to surfaces.1
The adult moth has no sting and lives about 10 days on average.1
The adult moth loses the caterpillar's bright colours and has velvety dark brown forewings and cream hindwings.1
Esika makambo euti
- Saddleback caterpillar (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Acharia stimulea (iNaturalist): bankombo mpe classification.
- Venom Wiki: niveau ya likama, monene ya momesano mpe kokanisa ya mbangu ezali ya biso moko. Tala ndenge tolukaka yango: Ndenge tomekaka likama.
Likambo nyonso na lokasa oyo ezali na nimero oyo elakisi source na yango. Soki tosali libunga, limbisa biso, tozali bato oyo balingaka banyama, zulunale ya siansi te. Yebisa biso na [email protected] mpe tokobongisa yango.
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