Not all caterpillars turn into butterflies, but they sting

wary! Caterpillars are infested

Say goodbye to the hot summer and step into the cool autumn. In the suburban park, all kinds of trees are painted beautiful colors by autumn, some green, some golden, and some red. People go out of their homes in groups of three or five to go to the countryside, but during the game, everyone must pay attention to the caterpillars falling from the trees.

Caterpillars and spiny caterpillars

Caterpillars are more common on green leaves. Leaf-eating, hairy and stinging-prone. There are many common varieties, such as flat, prismatic and so on. The larvae are covered with toxic bristles, and once in contact with the skin, the bristles pierce into the sweaty pores, making the pores quickly inflamed, swollen, itchy and unbearable, accompanied by pain, and dare not touch with the hand. Severe cases can be life-threatening.

On both sides of the back of the body of the thorn caterpillar, from the beginning to the end there are eight handfuls of spikes, that is the real spikes, not as flamboyant as the long-haired spicy, short, open outwards, look a lot more fierce, stab the human body, immediately will be red and swollen, will see obvious black spots, accompanied by unbearable stinging, people with allergies will have a dizzy feeling and even life-threatening, this is really "buns have flesh is not on the folds, spikes are poisonous and not on the long." This kind of spicy seed has eight such spikes, and there is also a terrifying name called "octagonal spicy".

Tingliosis dermatitis

Spiny caterpillar dermatitis is an acute dermatitis caused by the venom released by the poisonous hairs after the poisonous burrs of the spiny caterpillars hurt the skin. In places where there are more spiny caterpillars, the dead spiny hairs are still toxic for a certain period of time and will drift with the wind to people, so people who have not been exposed to spiny caterpillars will also suddenly appear spiny caterpillar dermatitis.

Caterpillar dermatitis is generally found on the face and neck. Lesions often present as edematous erythema, wheals, or large patches of edema, with blisters or bullae interspersed, multiple singles, or as a small patch. Intense pain, often accompanied by itching in the later stages.

What if you get stabbed by a caterpillar?

(1) Immediately paste the affected area with transparent tape and remove it immediately, so that many times can stick out most of the thorns that are deep in the skin.

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(2) Topical calamine lotion, zinc oxide lotion or 1% peppermint solution can also be applied to the affected area with purslane mashing to reduce inflammation and itching.

(3) If the symptoms are severe, seek medical attention in time.

Source: Zhongshan Qingpu Branch

Editor-in-charge: Hu Xiaofan