Venezuelan fire caterpillar
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

Kàttanu daŋar
Kawar walla dag yu ndaw-ndaw dañuy dagg ci der bi te jam.
Lan la daŋar biy sóob di def?
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
Ni mu lore nit ñi?
Musiba ci nit: Am na musiba loolMën na rey nit ku ñu fajul.The bleeding caused by the venom can show up after a delay. This includes bleeding into the lungs and bleeding in the brain.1
Lan lay def bu tiitee?
Its hollow spines inject venom into any intruder when they are broken off in the skin.1
Su nga laalee kawaram
- Ci kawaru chenille yuy jam: dindi leen ak scotch, ginnaaw gi raxas der bi. Bul ko moos.
- Ci màtt yi: raxas ko te sedal ko. Wutal ndimbal doktoor su yaramu nit ki baaxul walla deret di génn ci yomb.
Saa su nekk, woo jëkk sa nimerob urgence (112, 000, 911). Lii ay ndigal yu yaatu ci ndimbal yu jëkk la, du ndigalu doktoor. Li war a xam ci ndimbal yu jëkk
Sàmmal sa bopp
- Bul laal mukk, bul jàpp, bul sonal ab rab bu àll, doonte bu ndaw la, te doonte dafa mel ni dafa nelaw walla dafa dee.
- May ko bérab. Su nga ko gisee, dalal, dellu ginnaaw ndànk-ndànk te bàyyi ko mu dem yoonam.
- Su nga laalee kawaram: dalal, bul yëngu, woo sa nimerob urgence (112, 000, 911) walla dem lopitaan ci gaaw. Bul fàtte ni mu meloon, ab nataal dina dimbali.
Du la wut. Dafay jëfandikoo daŋaram ngir jàpp lu muy lekk walla ngir aar boppam, te nëbbu moo ko gën a neex. Yeneen ci ni ngay sàmme sa bopp
Ni mu réye?
Ni mu guddoo?
gën a gàtt sa baaraam bu ndaw
gën a yéex escargot bu tóokërVenezuelan fire caterpillar ni mu réye ci wetu YOW?
Ay waññ rekk ci sa navigateur. Dara du denc te dara du yónnee fenn.
Ni mu gaawe?
Xibaar
The caterpillar's spines are hollow, and they break on contact with skin.1
The adult moth's wings are shades of pale to medium brown and look like a dead leaf.1
The caterpillars are active at night and gather on trunks or at the base of plants during the day.1
Juvenile caterpillars are light green and darken as they grow older.1
Fa xibaar yi jóge
- Lonomia achelous (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Lonomia achelous (iNaturalist): tur ak ni ñu leen séddale.
- Venom Wiki: tolluwaayu musiba bi, réyaay bu yem bi ak xalaatu gaawaay bi, nun ñoo leen defar. Seetal ni nu leen waññe: Ni nuy natte musiba.
Xibaar bu nekk ci xët wii am na ab nimero buy won fa mu jóge. Su nu juumee, baal nu, nun ay nit ñu bëgg rab lanu, du ab jurnaalu xam-xam. Wax nu ko ci [email protected] te dinanu ko jubbanti.
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