Puss caterpillar
Ubwoya buryanaThe 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

Uko wayimenya
- 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
Ikunze kwitiranywa na: 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
Imbaraga z'ubumara
Ubwoya buto cyane cyangwa uduhwa ducika tukaguma mu ruhu tukaryana.
Ubumara bwayo bukora iki?
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
Iteje akaga kangana iki ku bantu?
Akaga ku bantu: IrababazaIshobora kubabaza cyane, ariko hafi ya buri gihe nta kibazo gikomeye biteza.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
Niba ukoze ku bwoya bwayo
- 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
- Ku bwoya bw'ibinyabwoya biryana: bukureho ukoresheje sikoci ifata, hanyuma woze uruhu. Ntugakube.
- Iyo yarumye: oza aho yarumye kandi uhakonjeshe. Shaka ubufasha bwa muganga niba umuntu yumva atameze neza cyangwa ava amaraso byoroshye.
Buri gihe banza uhamagare nimero y'ubutabazi (112, 000, 911). Izi ni inama rusange z'ubutabazi bw'ibanze, si inama za muganga. Ibanze by'ubutabazi bw'ibanze
Irinde akaga
- Ntuzigere ukora, ufata cyangwa ushotora inyamaswa yo mu gasozi, nubwo yaba ntoya, kandi nubwo yasa n'isinziriye cyangwa yapfuye.
- Yihe umwanya. Niba uhuye n'imwe, tuza, usubire inyuma buhoro buhoro kandi uyireke yigendere.
- Niba ukoze ku bwoya bwayo: tuza, ntunyeganyege, hamagara nimero y'ubutabazi (112, 000, 911) cyangwa ujye ku bitaro vuba. Ibuka uko yasaga, ifoto irafasha.
Ntigushakisha ngo ikugirire nabi. Ikoresha ubumara bwayo kugira ngo ifate ibyo kurya cyangwa yirinde, kandi ikunda cyane kwihisha. Ibindi ku kwirinda
Ingana gute?
Ireshya ite?
ireshya hafi na trombone yo gufata impapuro
itinda kurusha ikinyamushongo cyo mu murimaPuss caterpillar ingana ite ugereranyije NAWE?
Ni imibare gusa ikorerwa muri mudasobwa yawe. Nta kintu kibikwa cyangwa cyoherezwa ahandi.
Yihuta gute?
Ibintu by'ukuri
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
Ku bahanga mu by'ubumara
- Izina rya siyansi
- Megalopyge opercularis
- Itsinda
- Ibinyabwoya n'udukoko
- Umuryango
- Megalopygidae2
- Itsinda rinini (order)
- Lepidoptera
- Imigabane
- Amerika y'Amajyaruguru
- Abana bato
- 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
- Akaga ku bantu
- 2 / 5: Irababaza3
Aho ibintu bivugwa bituruka
- Megalopyge opercularis (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Megalopyge opercularis (iNaturalist): amazina n'ibyiciro.
- Venom Wiki: urwego rw'akaga, ingano isanzwe n'ikigereranyo cy'umuvuduko ni ibyacu bwite. Reba uko tubibara: Uko tugena akaga.
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