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A Texas girl was reportedly hospitalized after being bitten by an aspic caterpillar.
(AP Photo / Dr. Scott M. Lieberman)
A Texas girl was reportedly hospitalized after being stung by what is called the most venomous caterpillar in the United States.
While she was playing at the daycare this week, Lauren Chambers told NBC 5 that her 5-year-old daughter Adrie was stung by the feathered, feather-light caterpillar, also known as name of moth.
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The creature probably fell from a tree on the girl's arm, causing a painful sting that required the hospitalization of Adrie, reported NBC 5.
Although they look sweet, the fluffy "hairs" of aspic actually hide small, sharp spines that "stick to the skin," National Geographic reported in 2014.
"A puss caterpillar bite looks like a bee sting, but worse. The pain, immediately and quickly, worsens after the sting and can even hurt your bones, "said Don Hall, an entomologist at the University of Florida.
Although the daycare workers quickly removed the creature's spines from the girl's arm by removing them with tape, the bite caused pain and swelling, Chambers said.
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While Chambers told NBC 5 that she had never heard of asparagus caterpillars before her daughter's incident, "they are common on many trees and plants that we have in the north from Texas … on Oaks, Yaupons and even Roses, "entomologist Michael Merchant at Texas A & M, told the news station.
Fortunately, however, Merchant has stated that these creatures will disappear as the weather gets colder before the winter.
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