It is considered to be one of the most venomous caterpillars in the US, and there have been multiple reports of the puss caterpillar appearing in "parks or near structures" in eastern Virginia.
The Virginia Department of Forestry is warning residents to stay away from the caterpillar because it has venomous spines across its thick, furry coat.
"There are little hollow hairs in that fluffy, hairy material," Theresa Dellinger, a diagnostician at the Insect Identification Lab at Virginia Tech, told CNN. "It's not going to reach out and bite you, but if someone brushes up against that hair, it'll release toxins that you'll have a reaction to."
That reaction can include an itchy rash, vomiting, swollen glands and fever, according to the University of Michigan.
It'll also put you in a world of pain.
A Richmond, Virginia, resident described the feeling like a scorching-hot knife. A Florida mother said her teenage son began screaming when "stung" by one.
Why have there been multiple reports in Virginia?
The caterpillar isn't commonly found in the state. Sightings are more likely farther south, in states like Texas, or in midwestern states like Missouri, according to researchers. No one is entirely sure why there have been so many recent reports in Virginia....
The monkey's mouth is too wide. Now if you photoshopped the monkey's asshole in to where his mouth is, he'd be a dead ringer for trump.
Yeah, that would be more accurate but as soon as I saw the photo I was struck immediately with the resemblance to trump. I just wonder if this particular monkey lies to, cheats on, or whines about the other monkeys in his area.
What the “flock”? A large group of vultures stood atop four houses in Indian Trail, North Carolina, and spread their wings in an ominous display. The eerie sight, filmed on Oct. 11, has since gone viral — and sent shivers down the spine of Tracy Hamilton, a woman doing deliveries in town.
I preach more than anyone for understanding people from their perspective, be it chronological or cultural, but fuck this using chained monkeys to harvest coconuts and worse - the tourism department sells tickets to watch.
I preach more than anyone for understanding people from their perspective, be it chronological or cultural, but fuck this using chained monkeys to harvest coconuts and worse - the tourism department sells tickets to watch.
The organic, Thai-style Tom Kha Phak soup on my shelf, bought at the Co-op and made by a California company, doesn't say where the coconuts are from on the can. Neither does the organic coconut milk made by an Oregon company.
A pair of kayakers off the coast of California get more than they bargain for when a humpback whale breaches right under their kayak -- causing a near-Jonah moment. Here’s the terrifying video of the close encounter.
A pair of kayakers off the coast of California get more than they bargain for when a humpback whale breaches right under their kayak -- causing a near-Jonah moment. Here’s the terrifying video of the close encounter.
Some days, you are the sardine.
I've worried about sharks while in a kayak, but I can't begin to imagine a whale
Trump: “We had the safest border in the history of our country - or at least recorded history. I guess maybe a thousand years ago it was even better.”
Not really. I would say I've missed the weather, except they've had lousy weather. I certainly haven't missed having extra idiots running around without masks because DeSantis is a fool. But as to the gator, he's pretty much average size out in the Corkscrew Preserve, and not all that big for a golf course.
And it ran like hell.
Happy Halloween.
