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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths (Bombycoidea) » Giant Silkworm and Royal Moths (Saturniidae) » Buck and Io Moths (Hemileucinae) » Hemileucini » Hemileuca » Buck Moth - Hodges#7730 (Hemileuca maia)
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Buckmoth sting - 1 week later - Hemileuca maia
Copyright © 2009 Mark Fox

Buckmoth sting - 1 week later - Hemileuca maia
New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA
April 6, 2009
Size: ~1.5"
If you ever decide to sting yourself with a caterpillar, I recommend that you press it gently into your skin. In this case, and the one time that I stepped right on a buckmoth caterpillar, the amount of pressure definitely influences the amount of venom delivered and the severity of the reaction!

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Contributed by Mark Fox on 27 April, 2009 - 10:18am
Last updated 24 April, 2011 - 6:23pm

Geez, Mark...
I hadn't seen the first two photos you posted, so I had to go back and read the whole story. Fascinating commentary and photo documentation, but hard to not feel bad for you. Sounds like this was a very painful experiment. Just curious if your dog is still suffering any ill effects from his sting?
… Harsi S. Parker, 27 April, 2009 - 12:26pm login or register to post comments

 
Ross is fine
He is still pretty apprehensive about going into the yard though. He's no dummy!
… Mark Fox, 27 April, 2009 - 1:52pm login or register to post comments

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