Puss caterpillar
डस्ने रौँThe 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

यसलाई कसरी चिन्ने
- 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
प्रायः यससँग झुक्किइन्छ: 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
विष शक्ति
साना रौँ वा झुसहरू छालामा भाँचिएर डस्छन्।
टोक्दा वा डस्दा यसको विषले के गर्छ?
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
यो मानिसका लागि कति खतरनाक छ?
मानिसलाई खतरा: पीडादायीयसले साँच्चै दुखाउन सक्छ, तर लगभग कहिल्यै गम्भीर हुँदैन।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
तिमीले यसको रौँ छोयौ भने
- 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
- डस्ने झुसिलकिराका रौँका लागि: टाँसिने टेपले उठाएर हटाऊ, त्यसपछि छाला धोऊ। नमल।
- टोकाइका लागि: धोऊ र चिसो पार। व्यक्तिलाई अस्वस्थ महसुस भयो वा सजिलै रगत बग्यो भने चिकित्सकीय मद्दत लेऊ।
सधैँ पहिले आफ्नो आपतकालीन नम्बरमा फोन गर (112, 000, 911)। यो सामान्य प्राथमिक उपचार मार्गदर्शन हो, चिकित्सकीय सल्लाह होइन। प्राथमिक उपचारका आधारभूत कुरा
सुरक्षित रहू
- जंगली जनावरलाई कहिल्यै नछोऊ, नसमात वा नजिस्काऊ, सानो भए पनि, र सुतेको वा मरेको जस्तो देखिए पनि।
- यसलाई ठाउँ देऊ। कुनै भेट्यौ भने शान्त रहू, बिस्तारै पछाडि हट र त्यसलाई आफ्नै बाटो जान देऊ।
- तिमीले यसको रौँ छोयौ भने: शान्त रहू, नचलीकन बस, आफ्नो आपतकालीन नम्बरमा (112, 000, 911) फोन गर वा छिटो अस्पताल पुग। त्यो कस्तो देखिन्थ्यो सम्झ, फोटोले मद्दत गर्छ।
यो तिमीलाई खोज्दै हिँडेको होइन। यसले आफ्नो विष खाना समात्न वा आफूलाई बचाउन प्रयोग गर्छ, र यो त लुक्न नै रुचाउँछ। सुरक्षित रहने बारे थप
संसारको कुन ठाउँमा?
यो कति ठूलो छ?
यो कति लामो छ?
लगभग पेपर क्लिप जत्तिकै लामो
बगैँचाको शंखेकिराभन्दा पनि ढिलोतिमीसँग तुलना गर्दा Puss caterpillar कति ठूलो छ?
तिम्रो ब्राउजरमा हिसाब मात्र। केही पनि सेभ हुँदैन, कतै पठाइँदैन।
यो कति छिटो छ?
तथ्यहरू
Victims often say the pain feels like a broken bone, or even white hot.1
The name "puss" probably comes from the caterpillar's fur, which looks like a tiny Persian cat.1
Its spines can cause a condition called urticarial dermatitis, also known as erucism.1
Early-stage larvae can have very curly fur that looks cottony and puffed up.1
Late larvae can spend the whole winter inside their cocoon before emerging in spring.1
विष विशेषज्ञहरूका लागि
- वैज्ञानिक नाम
- Megalopyge opercularis
- समूह
- झुसिलकिरा र कीराहरू
- परिवार
- Megalopygidae2
- क्रम
- Lepidoptera
- महादेशहरू
- उत्तर अमेरिका
- बच्चाहरू
- 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
- मानिसलाई खतरा
- 2 / 5: पीडादायी3
तथ्यहरू कहाँबाट आए
- Megalopyge opercularis (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Megalopyge opercularis (iNaturalist): नाम र वर्गीकरण।
- Venom Wiki: खतरा स्तर, सामान्य आकार र गतिको अनुमान हाम्रा आफ्नै हुन्। हामी तिनलाई कसरी निकाल्छौँ हेर: हामी खतरा कसरी मूल्यांकन गर्छौँ.
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