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Puss caterpillar

Megalopyge opercularis

O imenu: The name "puss" probably comes from the caterpillar's soft, long fur, which makes it look like a tiny Persian cat.1

Samo boliNe dotikaj seBoli, a te ne bo resno poškodovala.

Gosenice in žuželke

Ožigalne dlačice

Nevarnost za ljudi: BolečeLahko zelo boli, a skoraj nikoli ni resno.

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

Živi v

Eastern United States (southeastern Virginia to Florida), southern United States, Mexico, parts of Central and South America1

Severna Amerika

Domov

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

Dolžina

2,5 cm (1 in)1

Največja hitrost

približno 0,03 km/h (0,02 mph)

Na kopnem, groba ocena

Fotografija: Puss caterpillar — Puss caterpillar. Fotografija: Patrick Coin (Patrick Coin). CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons.

Kako jo prepoznaš

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

Pogosto zamenjujejo z: 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

Moč strupa

Ožigalne dlačice

Drobne dlačice ali ščetine se odlomijo v koži in pečejo.

Kaj naredi njen strup, ko ugrizne ali piči?

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

Kako nevarna je za ljudi?

Nevarnost za ljudi: BolečeLahko zelo boli, a skoraj nikoli ni resno.

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

Če se dotakneš njenih dlačic

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
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

Kje na svetu?

Afrika Azija Evropa Severna Amerika Južna Amerika Avstralija in Oceanija

Kako velika je?

Kako dolga je?

približno tako dolga kot sponka za papirpočasnejša od vrtnega polža

Kakšne velikosti je Puss caterpillar v primerjavi s TABO?

Samo matematika v tvojem brskalniku. Nič se ne shrani in nič se nikamor ne pošlje.

Kako hitra je?

Puss caterpillar približno 0,03 km/h (0,02 mph)

Vrtni polž približno 0,05 km/h (0,03 mph)

Želva približno 0,3 km/h (0,19 mph)

vredno vedeti

Dejstva

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

Za strokovnjake za strupe

Znanstveno ime: Megalopyge opercularis
Skupina: Gosenice in žuželke
Družina: Megalopygidae2
Red: Lepidoptera
Celine: Severna Amerika
Mladiči: 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
Nevarnost za ljudi: 2 / 5: Boleče3

Od kod so dejstva

Megalopyge opercularis (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Megalopyge opercularis (iNaturalist): imena in razvrstitev.
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