from the depths of a creative heart

Strength and dignity are her clothing, And she smiles at the future. She opens her mouth in wisdom, And the teaching of kindness is on her tongue. ~Proverbs 31:25 & 26

Stung by a Caterpillar! September 14, 2009

Filed under: Backyard Creatures — Deven @ 12:30 AM

This week, Kol was stung by such a cute little caterpillar! It had reddish-brown fur similar to a tuff of guinea pig fur. But, don’t let the adorable little thing fool ya! It’s considered one of the most venomous of caterpillars. They won’t kill you but it sure will hurt and send you to the ER.

Seriously, Kol was very lucky that it was a mild sting. He was in a ton of pain for an hour. It scaried me silly.  But, we came away from our adventure with a little more knowledge and huge respect for this backyard neighbor.

 

Here’s our picture of our little dangerous cutie:

DSCF4324

 

And a link with more information:

Puss/Asp Caterpillar

 

 
Follow

Get every new post delivered to your Inbox.