Word-of-mouth Jun has been afraid of caterpillars since childhood, and in the summer he does not dare to cool off under a big tree, for fear of suddenly falling down a "foreign spicy seed"...
Word-of-mouth Jun was still afraid of snakes when he was a child, and he did not dare to go to the grassy place to play in the summer, afraid of popping up, even if it was a small green snake...
Fortunately, since coming to Toronto, even if I went to the park in the summer, I have never seen caterpillars or snakes or other creatures that give me goosebumps.
But, probably because of the hot weather in Toronto this year, these creatures are active again...
Recently, on Toronto's Lake Island, a poisonous caterpillar suddenly appeared. They have a special name, called hickory tussock moth caterpillar, and look like this:
Dozens of caterpillars like this have been found on Huxin Island, across the water from downtown Toronto, and in parks in other areas.
This type of caterpillar looks similar to other species, the biggest difference is that they have black upright hairs around them.
It doesn't really matter if you are bitten by such a caterpillar, but if you come into contact with their hair, the skin you come into contact with will suddenly become red and swollen, and you will have a rash.
If you have a rash on your hand, never touch the area around your eyes, as this can lead to another infection to the eyes and serious complications.
They eat leaves on trees most of the time, and they don't have special requirements for tree species, but they are commonly found in ash, hickory, and elm.
Although not all mountain flax moths are poisonous, it is best to be vigilant against them, especially during the season when they are most common (September and October).
In addition to the caterpillars, Toronto's snakes also seem impatient...
Late at night on Tuesday, a couple in Eglinton Ave e & Kingston rd suddenly spotted a snake in their home. At first, the owner of the house, Roger Kerr, heard a strange sound in the house, turned on the light, found the source of the sound, and saw such a terrible picture:
A large snake is stuck inside the walls of the apartment. The nearly two-meter-long python may have been frightened, and then decided to burrow back into the wall and disappeared in front of Cole's eyes.
Since it was already 4:30 a.m., the owner of the house went back to sleep, but he was still not relieved, so he immediately contacted the apartment administrator the next day, found a snake man, and successfully caught the snake...
George Warner, calling himself Snake Man
According to the apartment administrator, the snake may have been left by the previous tenant, who had kept 30 snakes in the house at the time.
I don't know how you feel in the face of such a poison?
Word of mouth I don't dare to look back at this article...
Source: Canada Worry-Free