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Pine-tree lappet

Dendrolimus pini

名字的由來： "Dendro" comes from Greek for "tree", and "pini" is from the Latin for "pine". The "limus" part is Latin for "mud", which may refer to the moth's colouring.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 pine-tree lappet is a moth whose caterpillars eat the needles and bark of pine and spruce trees. It is found across Europe, Asia and North Africa. Its caterpillars are covered in fine, sharp hairs that can irritate the skin and cause a serious illness, so it is important to recognise them and avoid touching them.1

分布在

Europe, Asia and North Africa, with a wide geographic range1

歐洲, 亞洲

首頁

Coniferous forests, especially those with Scots pine. Its caterpillars live on the trees and in the leaf litter on the forest floor over winter, so people may meet them in pine woods.1

長度

5,1 cm 到 8,9 cm (2 in 到 3,5 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？

Caterpillars feed on pine needles and the bark of young shoots, and can eat up to 1000 needles each. Adult moths do not feed.1

Pine-tree lappet 的照片 — Pine-tree lappet。照片：Donald Hobern。 CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

怎麼認出牠

Caterpillars are fuzzy, covered in long, slender hairs with sharp tips, and have black hairs on the thorax.1
Caterpillar thorax has thick, alternating steel-blue bands, and the abdomen has a black mark bordered by irregular white lines.1
Cocoons are loose and partly see-through, ranging from yellow-brown to deep black, and are often marked with steel-blue hairs.1
Adult forewings are grey-brown to brown with a reddish-brown band and a dark brown to black stripe along the edges.1
Females are larger than males, with a wingspan of 70 to 90 mm, while males have a wingspan of 50 to 70 mm and are usually darker.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？

This animal is not venomous. When the sharp hairs of the caterpillar or cocoon break the skin, they release a toxin. This can cause skin rash, inflammation of the joints and cartilage, and chronic osteoarthritis.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 hairs of living or dead caterpillars, or with their cocoons, can cause an illness called dendrolimiasis.1

牠害怕時會做什麼？

Caterpillars defend themselves with their sharp, irritating hairs, while adults lose these hairs and rely on camouflage.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

在世界上的哪裡？

非洲亞洲歐洲北美洲南美洲澳洲與大洋洲

牠有多大？

牠有多長？

跟 3 塊玩具積木排成一排一樣長比花園蝸牛還慢

Pine-tree lappet 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？

Pine-tree lappet 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

Mass feeding by caterpillars can strip whole forests of their needles, which harms the forestry industry.1

Caterpillars can survive for a month without food, which helps them spread when people accidentally transport them.1

Adult moths do not feed and live for only about 9 to 10 days.1

Caterpillars eat the first skins of their eggs as their first meal after hatching.1

Scientists found that the cast skins of the caterpillar contain a substance that may help protect them from fungal infections.1

A single generation takes one year in warmer climates, but about two years in cooler regions.1

給毒液專家

學名: Dendrolimus pini
類群: 毛毛蟲和其他蟲子
家人: Lasiocampidae2
排序: Lepidoptera
各大洲: 歐洲, 亞洲
寶寶: Females lay 150 to 300 eggs in groups of up to 100. The eggs are about 2 mm across and hatch in about 14 days.1
對人的危險: 2 / 5: 疼痛3