Hickory tussock moth
The hickory tussock moth is a moth whose caterpillars are covered in long, hairy tufts. It lives across the eastern half of North America. Its hairs can cause an itchy rash, but no venom has been found in it.1

Kako jo prepoznaš
- The caterpillar is completely covered in long, hairlike setae arranged in spreading tufts, and most are white.1
- The caterpillar has black tufts along the middle of its back and four long black hair pencils, two near the front and two near the back.1
- The caterpillar has black spots along its sides and a black head capsule.1
- The adult moth has yellowish-brown forewings marked with white splotches, which look like stained glass.1
- The adult moth has mostly white hindwings and a hairy, pale brown body.1
Moč strupa
Drobne dlačice ali ščetine se odlomijo v koži in pečejo.
Kaj naredi njen strup, ko ugrizne ali piči?
No venom has yet been isolated or identified in this moth. Its hairs cause irritant contact dermatitis, an itchy rash, in many people, especially those prone to allergies. The rash can resemble exposure to urushiol, the irritant found in poison ivy.1
Kako nevarna je za ljudi?
Nevarnost za ljudi: BlagaKot čebelji pik ali manj. Za ljudi praktično neškodljiva.In over 350 documented cases, most people had no symptoms within 24 hours. No case involved anaphylaxis, a severe allergic reaction. The hairs are microscopically barbed, and if they are transferred from the hands to the eyes they may rarely cause serious medical complications.1
Če se dotakneš njenih dlačic
- Pri ožigalnih dlačicah gosenic: odstrani jih z lepilnim trakom, nato umij kožo. Ne drgni.
- Pri ugrizih: umij in ohladi. Poišči zdravniško pomoč, če se poškodovanec slabo počuti ali hitro krvavi.
Vedno najprej pokliči številko za klic v sili (112, 000, 911). To so splošna navodila za prvo pomoč, ne zdravniški nasvet. Osnove prve pomoči
Ostani varen
- Nikoli se ne dotikaj divje živali, je ne lovi in je ne draži, tudi če je majhna in tudi če je videti, kot da spi ali je mrtva.
- Pusti ji prostor. Če jo srečaš, ostani miren, počasi stopi nazaj in jo pusti, da gre svojo pot.
- Če se dotakneš njenih dlačic: ostani miren, ne premikaj se, pokliči številko za klic v sili (112, 000, 911) ali hitro pojdi v bolnišnico. Zapomni si, kako je izgledala, fotografija pomaga.
Ne preži nate. Strup uporablja, da ulovi hrano ali se zaščiti, in se veliko raje skrije. Več o varnosti
Kako velika je?
Kako dolga je?
krajša od tvojega mezinca
počasnejša od vrtnega polžaKakšne velikosti je Hickory tussock moth v primerjavi s TABO?
Samo matematika v tvojem brskalniku. Nič se ne shrani in nič se nikamor ne pošlje.
Kako hitra je?
Dejstva
The hairs of the caterpillar are microscopically barbed, which is why they can irritate the skin.1
Young caterpillars feed in groups of about 100, but older caterpillars are solitary.1
The adult's forewings are marked with white splotches that look like stained glass.1
The loose cocoon has hairs woven into it and overwinters in leaf litter.1
Razbijalec mitov
Mit: The hickory tussock moth is venomous, as some anecdotal claims say.
Resnica: No venom has been isolated or identified in this species. Its hairs cause an irritant skin rash in many people.1
Od kod so dejstva
- Lophocampa caryae (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Lophocampa caryae (iNaturalist): imena in razvrstitev.
- Venom Wiki: stopnja nevarnosti, tipična velikost in ocena hitrosti so naše lastne. Poglej, kako jih določimo: Kako ocenjujemo nevarnost.
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Ožigalne dlačice