I gave the details in the first comment, and you be careful \ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47<\/strong><\/h1>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/kaylestore.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Screenshot-2025-12-05-165534-225x300.png\")
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Later, I learned it was a saddle-necked caterpillar. And that I can consider myself incredibly lucky: if I had picked it up, as I intended to in the first seconds, everything could have ended very badly.<\/p>\n
Its spines contain venom, which is injected into the skin at the slightest touch. People experience sharp pain, redness, swelling, blisters, and sometimes even dizziness, nausea, and numbness.<\/p>\n
Many people go to the hospital after contact because the pain is so intense it’s unbearable. I sat and read all this, feeling a chill run down my spine.<\/p>\n
Just one wrong move, and I would have been lying there with a swollen hand.<\/p>\n
What should I do if I accidentally touch it?<\/p>\n
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First, carefully remove the spines with tape. Then wash with soap and water, apply ice, and if the reaction is severe, take an antihistamine and consult a doctor.<\/p>\n
I carefully swept the caterpillar into a jar with a broom and took it far away into the garden. Let it live, but not in my house.<\/p>\n
Since then, if I see something strange on the floor, I think twice before touching it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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