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Mottled cup moth

Doratifera vulnerans
名字的由來: The scientific name Doratifera vulnerans means "bearer of gifts of wounds", which refers to the caterpillar's stinging spines.1
只是會痛不要碰會痛,但不會對你造成嚴重傷害。
毛毛蟲和其他蟲子 會螫人的毛吃:植物
對人的危險: 疼痛可能會非常痛,但幾乎從來不會很嚴重。

The mottled cup moth is a small Australian moth. Its caterpillar is the part to know about, because it has yellow stinging spines that release painful toxins when touched. The caterpillar's bright bands warn that it is dangerous.1

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Australia1
澳洲與大洋洲
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Females lay eggs in clusters on leaves, most often on Eucalyptus trees. They sometimes use other trees, including guava and apricot. The caterpillars feed on leaves and hang from trees in their cocoons.1
長度
2 cm 到 5 cm (0,8 in 到 2 in)1
最高速度
大約 0,03 km/h(0,02 mph)
在陸地上, 粗略估計
牠吃什麼?
The caterpillars feed on leaves, mainly Eucalyptus leaves, and sometimes on guava and apricot trees.1
是真的!Mottled cup moth 的照片
Mottled cup moth。照片:unknown。 CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.

怎麼認出牠

  • The adult moth has a rust-coloured body and a white area around its antennae.1
  • Its two pairs of legs have white bands on the front pair.1
  • The forewings are shiny rust-coloured with silvery edges, and the hindwings are dull white.1
  • The caterpillar is only about 2 cm long, grey with many dark spots and streaks.1
  • Each side of the caterpillar has a clear yellow band lined with green, and it has spiny projections at both ends.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。

牠的毒液有什麼作用?

The caterpillar's yellow needle-like spines contain a mixture of at least 151 toxins, which are proteins or protein-like substances. The spines cause pain and can induce severely inflamed swellings. The toxins are released when the spine tips break on contact.1

牠對人有多危險?

對人的危險: 疼痛可能會非常痛,但幾乎從來不會很嚴重。

Contact with the spines causes painful, severely inflamed swellings.1

牠害怕時會做什麼?

The caterpillar raises up to eight projections, each with about a hundred stinging spines, but only when it is disturbed or agitated. Its banded colours warn predators that it is dangerous.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?

Mottled cup moth 大約 5 cm 長 (2 in)一根迴紋針 大約 3 cm (1,2 in)一支智慧型手機 大約 15 cm (5,9 in)
比你的小指頭還短比花園蝸牛還慢

Mottled cup moth 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?

值得知道

小知識

1

Researchers at the University of Queensland reported in 2021 that the caterpillar's venom contains at least 151 different toxins.1

2

The toxin cecropin causes the pain and also breaks down the cell membranes of bacteria and worms.1

3

A protein called DV33 can kill Haemonchus contortus, a roundworm that affects sheep.1

4

Some of the toxins have medicinal properties, such as the ability to kill harmful bacteria and parasitic worms.1

5

Some of the nervous-system proteins in the venom may have beneficial effects, such as in epilepsy.1

給毒液專家

學名
Doratifera vulnerans
類群
毛毛蟲和其他蟲子
家人
Limacodidae2
排序
Lepidoptera
各大洲
澳洲與大洋洲
寶寶
Females lay eggs in clusters on leaves and cover them with body hairs.1
對人的危險
2 / 5: 疼痛3

知識的出處

  1. Doratifera vulnerans (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
  2. Doratifera vulnerans (iNaturalist): 名稱和分類。
  3. 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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