Should've clarified, this is a puss moth caterpillar and it stings there ever living outta ya if you touch it. usually only lasts an hour but some people can have really adverse symptoms
When I was a teenager, I accidentally grabbed one that was chilling on the other side of a branch. The pain was so bad, I felt like I had broken a bone. I was wriggling in pain for hours. I cannot believe you just picked it up.
These fuckers hurt. Bad. Gonna take a while for that shit to subside for OOP even if they can get the hairs out. I still remember how badly it stung. And it was worse for the palm I brushed it off with. I barely even remember how the elbow it was crawling on felt the pain on my palm was so bad. I would feel sorry for them if this wasn't a pic of them grabbing it willingly like an idiot.
Yeah, that's more accurate. It's seared into my memory from childhood. My niece too. I knew what to do so I was able to help a bit. Still didn't make it hurt less though. She grabbed the seat of a bench as she sat down and it was under there.
My 11 year old saw one of these for the first time, a bright yellow one, and even HE knew not to touch it. He came and got me and thankfully I had seen it online somewhere and I knew not to touch it.
Are parents not teaching the basics anymore? Like Don't eat yellow snow, don't put that pencil up your nose and NO, not in the dog's butt either, most importantly Do not touch any bugs or animals you've never seen before and don't know anything about?
There are people out there who have no idea an octopus with beautiful blue rings can kill them, are another example of "Why the hell would you do that??" .
Holy christ this gave me a flashback. I sat on one of these as a kid and to this day it's one of the most painful things I've endured. I got immediately nauseous, crushing chest pain, tachycardia, shortness of breath, abdominal pain, sweating, dizziness, faintness, and a fuck ton of burning, searing pain in my leg. The caterpillar burned a mark in my leg. Of course it was the 80s, so my mom told me to walk it off, even though I was lying on the couch in a stupor for several hours. Pretty sure I should have gone to the hospital for that one. I know I received ALL of the puss caterpillar's stingy juice at once. The stung area was hugely swollen and burned like hell. Never again do I want to FAFO with this little sweater wearing worm. Fuck this guy.
Should've clarified, this is a puss moth caterpillar and it stings there ever living outta ya if you touch it. usually only lasts an hour but some people can have really adverse symptoms
Stings...sprays formic acid...whichever you prefer. Just looking at that thing is giving me PTSD
ill tell ya this though, that formic acid stings 🤣
I hope that this didn’t take multiple handlings to figure out.
Formic Acid is what destroys the optic nerve and causes blindness from the metabolitization of methanol.
When I was a teenager, I accidentally grabbed one that was chilling on the other side of a branch. The pain was so bad, I felt like I had broken a bone. I was wriggling in pain for hours. I cannot believe you just picked it up.
What is that
Stinging spicy caterpillar moth thing that causes a bad rash
Puss caterpillar. Just as fun as the name implies. Very painful sting.
These fuckers hurt. Bad. Gonna take a while for that shit to subside for OOP even if they can get the hairs out. I still remember how badly it stung. And it was worse for the palm I brushed it off with. I barely even remember how the elbow it was crawling on felt the pain on my palm was so bad. I would feel sorry for them if this wasn't a pic of them grabbing it willingly like an idiot.
Yeah I remember grabbing one on accident. In fact I will never not remember this.
Yeah, that's more accurate. It's seared into my memory from childhood. My niece too. I knew what to do so I was able to help a bit. Still didn't make it hurt less though. She grabbed the seat of a bench as she sat down and it was under there.
The original poster added a picture of the stings afterwards... he is sorry he touched it...
Mistakes were made
Bellybutton lint
Just gonna sneak that back in ther- OHHHHH GOD
This comment triggered my fight or flight response
My 11 year old saw one of these for the first time, a bright yellow one, and even HE knew not to touch it. He came and got me and thankfully I had seen it online somewhere and I knew not to touch it.
Are parents not teaching the basics anymore? Like Don't eat yellow snow, don't put that pencil up your nose and NO, not in the dog's butt either, most importantly Do not touch any bugs or animals you've never seen before and don't know anything about?
There are people out there who have no idea an octopus with beautiful blue rings can kill them, are another example of "Why the hell would you do that??" .
If your talking about caterpillars....if its hairy,its scary...don't touch.
I can't believe you picked that up. That is the tiny toupee of pain.
Wish I could see it. It just looks like you're holding an almond.
Oh yes, they hurt. Very much.
Is he fuzzy or is it just the crappy picture that's fuzzy?
Why would you touch that? Take a pic of it where you found it!
That’s not hair! It’s an old deer poop pellet with mold on it!
That appears to be a Northern American beige furry Dingle berry
Did you take this picture with a caterpillar moth too?
Those five pixels are really fighting it out
Holy christ this gave me a flashback. I sat on one of these as a kid and to this day it's one of the most painful things I've endured. I got immediately nauseous, crushing chest pain, tachycardia, shortness of breath, abdominal pain, sweating, dizziness, faintness, and a fuck ton of burning, searing pain in my leg. The caterpillar burned a mark in my leg. Of course it was the 80s, so my mom told me to walk it off, even though I was lying on the couch in a stupor for several hours. Pretty sure I should have gone to the hospital for that one. I know I received ALL of the puss caterpillar's stingy juice at once. The stung area was hugely swollen and burned like hell. Never again do I want to FAFO with this little sweater wearing worm. Fuck this guy.