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Puss caterpillar

Megalopyge opercularis
Nomi haqida: The name "puss" probably comes from the caterpillar's soft, long fur, which makes it look like a tiny Persian cat.1
Faqat ogʻritadiTegmaOgʻritadi, lekin senga jiddiy zarar yetkazmaydi.
Qurtlar va hasharotlar Achishtiruvchi tuklar
Odamlar uchun xavf: OgʻriqliJuda ogʻritishi mumkin, lekin deyarli hech qachon jiddiy emas.

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

Yashash joyi
Eastern United States (southeastern Virginia to Florida), southern United States, Mexico, parts of Central and South America1
Shimoliy Amerika
Bosh sahifa
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
Uzunlik
2,5 cm (1 in)1
Eng yuqori tezlik
taxminan 0,03 km/soat (0,02 mil/soat)
Quruqlikda, taxminiy
Rostdan!Puss caterpillar surati
Puss caterpillar. Surat: Patrick Coin (Patrick Coin). CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons.

Uni qanday tanish mumkin

  • 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

Koʻpincha adashtiriladi: 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

Zahar quvvati

Achishtiruvchi tuklar

Mitti tuklar yoki qillar teriga kirib sinadi va achishtiradi.

Uning zahari (chaqsa yoki nish ursa) nima qiladi?

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

Odamlar uchun qanchalik xavfli?

Odamlar uchun xavf: OgʻriqliJuda ogʻritishi mumkin, lekin deyarli hech qachon jiddiy emas.

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

Agar tuklariga tegsang

  • 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
  • Nish uradigan qurt tuklari uchun: ularni yopishqoq lenta bilan olib tashla, keyin terini yuv. Ishqalama.
  • Chaqishda: yuv va sovut. Agar odam oʻzini yomon his qilsa yoki qoni oson oqsa, tibbiy yordam ol.

Har doim avval favqulodda yordam raqamiga qoʻngʻiroq qil (112, 000, 911). Bu birinchi yordam boʻyicha umumiy maslahat, tibbiy maslahat emas. Birinchi yordam asoslari

Xavfsiz boʻl

  • Hech qachon yovvoyi hayvonga tegma, uni tutma yoki jigʻiga tegma, hatto kichkina boʻlsa ham va hatto uxlayotgan yoki oʻlik koʻrinsa ham.
  • Unga joy ber. Agar duch kelsang, xotirjam boʻl, sekin orqaga chekin va uni oʻz yoʻliga ketishiga qoʻy.
  • Agar tuklariga tegsang: xotirjam boʻl, qimirlamay tur, favqulodda yordam raqamiga qoʻngʻiroq qil (112, 000, 911) yoki tezda kasalxonaga yet. U qanday koʻrinishda ekanini eslab qol, surat yordam beradi.

U seni ovlamoqchi emas. Zaharini ovqat tutish yoki oʻzini himoya qilish uchun ishlatadi va yashirinishni ancha afzal koʻradi. Xavfsiz qolish haqida batafsil

U qanchalik katta?

U qanchalik uzun?

Puss caterpillar taxminan 2,5 cm uzunlikda (1 in)1 yevrolik tanga taxminan 2,3 cm (0,9 in)Qogʻoz qisqich taxminan 3 cm (1,2 in)
taxminan qogʻoz qisqichday uzunbogʻ shilliqqurtidan sekin

Puss caterpillar SEN bilan solishtirganda qanchalik katta?

Faqat brauzeringdagi hisob-kitob. Hech narsa saqlanmaydi va hech qayerga yuborilmaydi.

U qanchalik tez?

bilish foydali

Faktlar

1

Victims often say the pain feels like a broken bone, or even white hot.1

2

The name "puss" probably comes from the caterpillar's fur, which looks like a tiny Persian cat.1

3

Its spines can cause a condition called urticarial dermatitis, also known as erucism.1

4

Early-stage larvae can have very curly fur that looks cottony and puffed up.1

5

Late larvae can spend the whole winter inside their cocoon before emerging in spring.1

Zahar mutaxassislari uchun

Ilmiy nomi
Megalopyge opercularis
Guruh
Qurtlar va hasharotlar
Oila
Megalopygidae2
Tartib
Lepidoptera
Qitʼalar
Shimoliy Amerika
Chaqaloqlar
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
Odamlar uchun xavf
2 / 5: Ogʻriqli3

Faktlar qayerdan olingan

  1. Megalopyge opercularis (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Megalopyge opercularis (iNaturalist): nomlar va tasnif.
  3. Venom Wiki: xavf darajasi, odatiy oʻlcham va taxminiy tezlik bizning oʻz baholarimiz. Ularni qanday hisoblashimizni koʻr: Xavfni qanday baholaymiz.

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