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Venezuelan fire caterpillar

Lonomia achelous

可能致命不要碰不治療的話可能會害死你。如果你碰到牠的毛，要趕快求救。

會螫人的毛吃：植物

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

分布在

Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela in South America1

南美洲

首頁

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

長度

5 cm (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 the leaves of shrubs and several woody trees, mostly at night.1

Venezuelan fire caterpillar 的照片 — Venezuelan fire caterpillar。照片：Diogo Luiz。 CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

怎麼認出牠

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

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 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

牠對人有多危險？

對人的危險: 非常危險如果沒有治療，牠可能會害死一個人。

The bleeding caused by the venom can show up after a delay. This includes bleeding into the lungs and bleeding in the brain.1

牠害怕時會做什麼？

Its hollow spines inject venom into any intruder when they are broken off in the skin.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？

比你的小指頭還短比花園蝸牛還慢

Venezuelan fire 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？

Venezuelan fire 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

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

給毒液專家

學名: Lonomia achelous
類群: 毛毛蟲和其他蟲子
家人: Saturniidae2
排序: Lepidoptera
各大洲: 南美洲
寶寶: The moth lays light greenish yellow, barrel-shaped eggs on suitable host plants.1
對人的危險: 4 / 5: 非常危險3