Puss caterpillar a.k.a wooly slug

We found about 10 of these puss caterpillars (asp family)on our front porch.. A friend of out accidentally brushed up against one someone got stung by one of these and it isnt a pleasant sting either..Hospital doctor told us when you see alot of them normally means a rough winter and for texas receiving alot of snow he was correct and also known as wooly slug this little critter is the most poisonous caterpillar in the U.S. The hair conceals spines on the back that inject toxic chemicals. These are extremely painful and can cause fever, inflammation and nausea.

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Education

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• wooly
• slug
• puss
• catepillar
• poisonous
• stings

[AmyTx]

it was very neat and we had more than one.. the moth form of these are really fuzzy too.. kinda funny to watch they look like little toupee's

[Annieflies]

found one for the first time in a tree in my front yard. had no idea how poisonous they are. got him in a sealed container, watched him cocoon up on a leaf, very cool.