Posted on 10/19/2018 12:29:11 PM PDT by ETL
Got me TWO times in the past three months.
Stings for days.
Great Flaming Wolf Spiders!!!
I saw features on this caterpillar a few years ago.
Back then, they were saying it looked like Donald Trump’s ‘Toupee’.
We used to and still do call these little dudes “asps”.
Never knew they were called puss caterpillars.
Thanks for the info. Nasty little creature.
Ugly little spuds.
Aw - sweet kitty! OWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!
“Teen recovering after sting Boy stung by venomous caterpillar Florida scientists: Don’t touch this bug”
Let this be a lesson son. Be very wary of the dreaded puss caterpillar.
You should always not pick up caterpillars in Florida
Great.
Now what do I do?
I saw one standing beside the road hitchhiking and I stopped and picked it up because it was raining out.
How do I get rid of it?
Not put down the toilet seat?
Yikes.
I kicked up a ground beehive last weekend and got tagged twice on the cheek. That was relatively painful too
What if I like see one in Missouri? Can I pick up a caterpillar there?
Well, Jimmy, if you see a caterpillar in Missouri, you should try to ascertain whether it might be a Florida caterpillar.
And how do I do that, Mr Science?
You must lift up their hair and look underneath. A Florida caterpillar will have oranges under the hair.
Gee! Thanks, Mr Science!
Just part of my job, Jimmy. If hes carrying Buckeyes, then its probably an Ohio caterpillar.
In Texas, we call them Mexican Asp.
I was climbing a tree when I was a kid and contacted one with the inside of my upper arm. I’m 65 and can still remember the pain.
Can we hurry up and get Code Pink to knit them some of those purty pink hats?
I write this off on my loss of eyesight. I used to be able to see things and avoid contact. Those days are less and less, need gloves now, more and more.
Most Florida caterpillars will sting.
I was stung once as a teenager mowing the lawn, brushed by a bush that had one on it.
It was like someone set my entire arm on fire!......................
If Floridians don’t want liberals flocking to their state then one idea might be for the Florida State Seminoles to change their mascot to the Florida State Puss Caterpillars.
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