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Venezuelan fire caterpillar

Lonomia achelous
Anaweza kuuaUsiguseAnaweza kukuua bila matibabu. Ukigusa manyoya yake, tafuta msaada haraka.
Viwavi na wadudu Manyoya yanayowashaHula: Mimea
Hatari kwa watu: Hatari sanaAnaweza kumuua mtu asiyepata matibabu.

This is a caterpillar with venomous spines. It lives in South America and is the larva of a large silkworm moth. Its spines can break off in the skin and release venom, so it is one of the more dangerous caterpillars in the region.1

Anaishi
Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela in South America1
Amerika Kusini
Nyumbani
It lives in South American forests and shrubland where it feeds on shrubs and woody trees. During the day it groups together on tree trunks or at the base of plants.1
Urefu
5 cm (2 in)1
Kasi ya juu
takriban km 0.03 kwa saa (maili 0.02 kwa saa)
Nchi kavu, makadirio
Hula nini?
The caterpillars feed on the leaves of shrubs and several woody trees, mostly at night.1
Kweli kabisa!Picha ya Venezuelan fire caterpillar
Venezuelan fire caterpillar. Picha: Diogo Luiz. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Jinsi ya kumtambua

  • Caterpillar about 5 cm long with a thick, bristly body1
  • Body is greenish brown with a dark brown or black head1
  • Young caterpillars are usually light green and darken as they grow1
  • Covered in pointed, hollow spines called spicules1
  • Feeds at night and rests in groups by day1

Nguvu ya sumu

Manyoya yanayowasha

Manyoya madogo au vinywele hukatika ndani ya ngozi na kuwasha.

Sumu yake hufanya nini?

The venom has strong clotting effects. It contains substances that both activate and block the blood's ability to clot. Bleeding can appear late, including bleeding inside the lungs and the brain.1

Ana hatari gani kwa watu?

Hatari kwa watu: Hatari sanaAnaweza kumuua mtu asiyepata matibabu.

The bleeding caused by the venom can show up after a delay. This includes bleeding into the lungs and bleeding in the brain.1

Hufanya nini akiogopa?

Its hollow spines inject venom into any intruder when they are broken off in the skin.1

Ukigusa manyoya yake

  • Kwa manyoya ya kiwavi yanayowasha: yaondoe kwa utepe unaonata, kisha osha ngozi. Usisugue.
  • Kwa kuumwa: osha na upoze. Tafuta msaada wa kitabibu mtu akijisikia vibaya au akivuja damu kwa urahisi.

Daima piga namba ya dharura kwanza (112, 000, 911). Huu ni mwongozo wa jumla wa huduma ya kwanza, si ushauri wa kitabibu. Misingi ya huduma ya kwanza

Kaa salama

  • Kamwe usimguse, kumkamata wala kumchokoza mnyama wa porini, hata akiwa mdogo, na hata akionekana amelala au amekufa.
  • Mpe nafasi. Ukikutana naye, tulia, rudi nyuma polepole na umwache aende zake.
  • Ukigusa manyoya yake: tulia, usitikisike, piga namba yako ya dharura (112, 000, 911) au nenda hospitali haraka. Kumbuka alivyoonekana, picha husaidia.

Hakuwindi wewe. Hutumia sumu yake kukamata chakula au kujilinda, na hupendelea zaidi kujificha. Zaidi kuhusu kukaa salama

Ana ukubwa gani?

Ana urefu gani?

Venezuelan fire caterpillar urefu wa takriban 5 cm (2 in)Kibanio cha karatasi takriban 3 cm (1.2 in)Simu janja takriban 15 cm (5.9 in)
mfupi kuliko kidole chako kidogopolepole kuliko konokono wa bustanini

Venezuelan fire caterpillar ana ukubwa gani ukilinganisha na WEWE?

Ni hesabu tu kwenye kivinjari chako. Hakuna kinachohifadhiwa wala kutumwa popote.

Ana kasi gani?

inafaa kujua

Ukweli

1

The caterpillar's spines are hollow, and they break on contact with skin.1

2

The adult moth's wings are shades of pale to medium brown and look like a dead leaf.1

3

The caterpillars are active at night and gather on trunks or at the base of plants during the day.1

4

Juvenile caterpillars are light green and darken as they grow older.1

Kwa wataalamu wa sumu

Jina la kisayansi
Lonomia achelous
Kundi
Viwavi na wadudu
Familia
Saturniidae2
Mpangilio
Lepidoptera
Mabara
Amerika Kusini
Watoto
The moth lays light greenish yellow, barrel-shaped eggs on suitable host plants.1
Hatari kwa watu
4 / 5: Hatari sana3

Ukweli unatoka wapi

  1. Lonomia achelous (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Lonomia achelous (iNaturalist): majina na uainishaji.
  3. Venom Wiki: kiwango cha hatari, ukubwa wa kawaida na makadirio ya kasi ni yetu wenyewe. Ona jinsi tunavyovipata: Jinsi tunavyopima hatari.

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