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Monkey slug caterpillar
Phobetron pithecium
對人的危險: 輕微跟蜜蜂螫差不多或更輕微。對人基本上無害。The monkey slug is the larva, or caterpillar, of the hag moth. It is covered in tufts of hair on its body, and it is a common sight on the leaves of trees and shrubs in orchards. The hairs can cause irritation to people.1
分布在
Northern and southern United States1
北美洲首頁
Larvae live on the underside of the leaves of deciduous trees and shrubs. It is a common sight in orchards.1
長度
1,5 cm 到 2,5 cm (0,6 in 到 1 in)1
牠吃什麼?
The larvae feed on the leaves of trees and shrubs such as apple, ash, birch, cherry, chestnut, dogwood, hickory, oak, persimmon, walnut and willow.1

怎麼認出牠
- Nine pairs of curly projections, called tubercles, run along the flattened body.1
- Each projection is densely covered in hairs.1
- The third, fifth and seventh projections are often longer than the others.1
- The larva is 1.5 to 2.5 cm long.1
- It is solitary, so it is usually found alone.1
常被誤認為: The larva may be mistaken for the shed skin of a hairy spider or for leaf debris.1
毒液力量
會螫人的毛
細小的毛或刺毛會斷在皮膚裡,造成刺痛。
牠對人有多危險?
對人的危險: 輕微跟蜜蜂螫差不多或更輕微。對人基本上無害。The caterpillar has been reported to cause irritation to humans. It is not a very significant agricultural threat.1
牠害怕時會做什麼?
Its projections can fall off without harming the caterpillar, which helps it escape danger.1
如果你碰到牠的毛
- 被會螫人的毛毛蟲毛刺到時:用膠帶把毛黏起來,再清洗皮膚。不要搓揉。
- 被咬時:清洗並冷敷。如果傷者覺得不舒服或容易流血,要就醫。
一定要先打緊急電話(112、000、911)。這是一般急救指引,不是醫療建議。 急救基本知識
注意安全
- 絕對不要碰、抓或捉弄野生動物,就算是很小的動物,就算牠看起來在睡覺或已經死了也一樣。
- 給牠空間。如果遇到了,保持冷靜,慢慢往後退,讓牠自己離開。
- 如果你碰到牠的毛:保持冷靜,保持不動,打緊急電話(112、000、911)或趕快去醫院。記住牠的樣子,有照片會很有幫助。
牠不是想來抓你。牠用毒液來捕捉食物或保護自己,而且牠更想躲起來。 更多安全知識
牠有多大?
牠有多長?
大約跟一根迴紋針一樣長
比花園蝸牛還慢Monkey slug caterpillar 跟「你」比起來有多大?
只是在你的瀏覽器裡做算術。什麼都不會儲存,也不會傳送到任何地方。
牠有多快?
Monkey slug caterpillar 大約 0,03 km/h (0,02 mph)
一隻花園蝸牛 大約 0,05 km/h (0,03 mph)
一隻陸龜 大約 0,3 km/h (0,19 mph)
值得知道
小知識
知識的出處
- Phobetron pithecium (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Phobetron pithecium (iNaturalist): 名稱和分類。
- Venom Wiki: 危險等級、一般大小和速度估計都是我們自己定的。看看我們是怎麼算出來的: 我們怎麼評估危險.
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會螫人的毛