Dangerous caterpillar kind of womb Bashny.Net

Each animal nature has given his means of protection. Someone's a great disguise, others - sharp teeth and claws, the third - the poison. All methods of scaring and protection are countless. But it seems that the caterpillar of the genus is the darling of the womb of Mother Nature. How else to explain the fact that its venom has the strongest known natural toxins. After contact with the caterpillar that there is a lot of internal bleeding, and it is also possible hemorrhage in the brain. And what it is known to all ends.




Therefore, going to travel to South Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay and Argentina, be very careful. In the tropical forests of these countries can meet dangerous caterpillar Lonomia Obliqua. And okay, if only in the forests, but because sometimes it can be found in orchards and residential areas.







People would have been glad to avoid a meeting with her, but how to do it, if it is well disguised as tree bark or wood moss, and it is very difficult to notice. The length of the tracks is 4, 5-7 centimeters. Her body is covered with branched spines resembling Christmas tree branches. Nature also endowed bosom caterpillar perfect for camouflage green and brown color. On the back is located a white spot, which is shaped like the letter «U».



Each spike it can easily puncture human skin. They arranged ducts special glands that produce poison from the class of anticoagulants (substances that contribute to reduction in the activity of clotting and prevents the formation of blood clots). As a result of accidental contact with the caterpillar, these spikes instantly pierce skin and poison into the bloodstream. It quickly spread throughout the body. Therefore, internal bleeding can be formed not only in the area of ​​injection, but also to any other location. The most dangerous is that bleeding may occur in the brain and in the gastrointestinal tract or in the kidney glomeruli, which leads to acute renal failure. The result - a high probability of death.





It is surprising that the poison of the caterpillar is the lowest dose toxicity in the world. It is only 1/1000 part of the snake bite. The result as you can see what.



The good news is that such a threat is to be feared only a few months of the year, while the caterpillar turns into a sweet and harmless butterfly of the family of Saturnia.





The first case of such a massive hemorrhage syndrome was observed in the state of Rio Grande do Sol, Brazil and local farmers. The doctors wondered what caused these people have similar features extensive hemorrhages throughout the body. Some of them have been bleeding in the brain, resulting in death.



There are several sad cases after an unscheduled meeting with this caterpillar. Here is one of them. After returning from vacation, conducted in Peru, a young 22-year-old Canadian girl noticed at a lot of bruises on the body. She immediately went to the hospital. The doctors at first could not understand what had caused such a multiple hemorrhages. But after the patient told them that the accident occurred on bare foot 5 small caterpillars, physicians immediately contacted the Brazilian colleagues in Canada immediately sent the antidote. But it was too late. The girl happened to acute renal failure. Death occurred on the 10th day after the poisoning.



Just a 5-year period in the above state was recorded about 700 cases of poisoning with poison of the caterpillar. Every year the number of victims grew. Therefore, scientists from the Butantan Institute in Sao Paulo was established antidote. It was very effective, the main thing - to enter it no later than 12-24 hours after contact with a caterpillar.





So, I am going to travel the tropical countries, be very careful and cautious. Sometimes the usual curiosity can play with a man bad joke.



Source: ianimal.ru