Everyone who watched my videos knows I love bugs. There’s something so alien and creepy about them. They are mostly harmless, yet they inspire so much fear.
But here in Dharmashala, I’m not the only one who loves them.
Everyone who watched my videos knows I love bugs. There’s something so alien and creepy about them. They are mostly harmless, yet they inspire so much fear.
But here in Dharmashala, I’m not the only one who loves them.
Jay,
Been following your travel through India! OMG How lucky you are to be exploring and sharing your knowledge of video blogging. I check in every day….just a bit worried about you and those snakes! Take care…
Love,
Lynda
fuzzy!!!!
Isn’t that caterpillar one of the most poisonous little creatures in existence?
Um, hairy caterpillars are maybe not that harmless…
From Wikipedia < http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caterpillar >:
More aggressive self-defense measures are taken by hairy caterpillars. These caterpillars have spiny bristles or long fine hair-like setae with detachable tips that will irritate by lodging in the skin or mucous membranes (Scoble, 1995). The most aggressive defenses are those of the many caterpillars that have bristles associated with venom glands, called urticating hairs, and one of these is among the most potent defensive chemicals in any animals; e.g., the defensive chemical produced by the South American silk moth genus Lonomia is an anticoagulant of such potency that it can kill a human, causing them to hemorrhage to death (see Lonomiasis; Malaque et al. 2006) This chemical is being investigated for potential medical applications (i.e., to prevent blood clotting). Most urticating hairs range in effect from mild irritation to dermatitis.
If you stopped putting yer face so close to the bugs, you probably wouldnt be sick right now!!!