In Maryland though, we had both of the ones you mention and one year there was an infestation of puss caterpillars I think that defoliated the trees. This article makes me shutter but has good info! I loved caterpillars when I was a kid - we had some that became quite numerous in the spring and summer and I'd spend tons of time moving the ones in the street to safety( : Natalie Frank from Chicago, IL on April 25, 2018:
I didn´t know how to handle the sting but now I know. This is very interesting and informative as well. Thelma Alberts from Germany on April 25, 2018: They say that the venom of Megalopyge (or Lagoa) crispata contains a specific protein that can act as an enzyme and trigger harmful reactions. Researchers have discovered at least one dangerous component in the venom of a closely related species, however. The chemical makeup of puss caterpillar venom is unknown. University of Florida Possible Effects of a Puss Caterpillar Sting It is common in Florida but reaches its greatest abundance in Texas. The southern flannel moth is found from New Jersey to Florida and west to Arkansas and Texas. Chitin is the main component of an insect's exoskeleton. Insect setae are hollow and are made of a carbohydrate called chitin. Our hairs are solid and are made of a protein called keratin. Although setae may look like human hair, they have a different structure and are made in a different way. The hairs and bristles of insects are technically known as setae. Also like the caterpillar, it's small in size and reaches a length of 1.0 to 1.5 inches. Like the larva, it has an attractive and furry appearance. The adult form of the puss caterpillar is known as the southern flannel moth. The unpleasant effects of the caterpillar chemicals on our body are the same whatever terminology we use. In everyday life, this doesn't really matter.
They are often referred to as poisonous, however. The harmful caterpillars that I describe in this article sting humans with spines. When we come into contact with a frog's secretion, it may be absorbed into our body through cuts in our skin or through our mucous membranes. The skin secretion of poison dart frogs harms us by a more passive process. We have to bite or eat a poisonous animal or touch it without being bitten, stabbed, or stung in order to be poisoned.įor example, venomous snakes inject a venom into our body through hollow fangs as they bite us.A venomous animal must bite, stab, or sting its victim in order to inject its venom.A quick way to remember this is the idea that venomous animals inject and poisonous ones secrete. Technically, however, they mean different things. The words venomous and poisonous are often used interchangeably. Difference Between Venomous and Poisonous
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