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Venezuelan fire caterpillar

Lonomia achelous
Mën na reyBul laalMën na la rey su ñu la fajul. Su nga laalee kawaram, wutal ndimbal ci gaaw.
Chenille ak gunóor Kawar yuy jamDafay lekk: Gàncax
Musiba ci nit: Am na musiba loolMën na rey nit ku ñu fajul.

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

Dafay dund ci
Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela in South America1
Amerig gu Bëj-saalum
Kër
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
Guddaay
5 cm (2 in)1
Gaawaay bu gën a kawe
lu tollu ci 0,03 km/h (0,02 mph)
Ci suuf, xalaat
Lan lay lekk?
The caterpillars feed on the leaves of shrubs and several woody trees, mostly at night.1
Dëgg-dëgg!Fotoy Venezuelan fire caterpillar
Venezuelan fire caterpillar. Foto: Diogo Luiz. CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

Ni ngay ko xàmmee

  • 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

Kàttanu daŋar

Kawar yuy jam

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?

Venezuelan fire caterpillar guddaayam lu tollu ci 5 cm (2 in)Ab trombone lu tollu ci 3 cm (1,2 in)Ab smartphone lu tollu ci 15 cm (5,9 in)
gën a gàtt sa baaraam bu ndawgën a yéex escargot bu tóokër

Venezuelan 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?

baax na xam

Xibaar

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

Ngir boroom xam-xam ci daŋar

Turu xam-xam
Lonomia achelous
Mbooloo
Chenille ak gunóor
Njaboot
Saturniidae2
Toftal
Lepidoptera
Kontinaa yi
Amerig gu Bëj-saalum
Liir yi
The moth lays light greenish yellow, barrel-shaped eggs on suitable host plants.1
Musiba ci nit
4 / 5: Am na musiba lool3

Fa xibaar yi jóge

  1. Lonomia achelous (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Lonomia achelous (iNaturalist): tur ak ni ñu leen séddale.
  3. 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.

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