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Puss caterpillar

Puss caterpillar, larva of the southern flannel moth, Megalopyge opercularis, Tikal National Park, Guatemala. The fur like setae on this caterpillar contain venomous spines that can cause intense pain and systemic reactions requiribng medical care. The range of the species is from the southern US through Mexico and Central America.
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Title:
Puss caterpillar
Caption:
Puss caterpillar, larva of the southern flannel moth, Megalopyge opercularis, Tikal National Park, Guatemala. The fur like setae on this caterpillar contain venomous spines that can cause intense pain and systemic reactions requiribng medical care. The range of the species is from the southern US through Mexico and Central America.
Credit:
Album / Martin Shields/Science Source
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Image size:
5488 x 4160 px | 65.3 MB
Print size:
46.5 x 35.2 cm | 18.3 x 13.9 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
AGAINST • ANIMAL • ANIMALIA • ARBOL • ASP • BUG (INSECT) • CATERPILLAR • DANGEROUS • DEFENCE • DEFENSE • FAUNA • FLANNEL • FORM • FURRY • GUATEMALA • HAIR • HAIRS • HAIRY • INSECT • INSECTA • LARVA • LARVAL • MEGALOPYGE • MILLER (MOTH) • MOTH • NATIONAL • OPERCULARIS • PARK • PELO • POISON • POISONED • POISONOUS • PREDATION • PREDATORS • PREY • PROTECTED • PROTECTION • PUSS • SETAE • SLUG • SOUTHERN • SPINES • TIKAL • TOUPEE • TOXIC • TREE • TREES • TROPICAL • URTICATING • VENOMOUS • WILDLIFE • WOOLLY • WOOLY