The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #69913   Message #1191983
Posted By: ranger1
23-May-04 - 11:28 AM
Thread Name: BS: Dangerous animals
Subject: RE: BS: Dangerous animals
Beware the Brown-tail moth caterpillar. A wretched creature with little toxic hairs that cause a nasty, itchy rash and potential breathing problems. Can't even just avoid touching them, either, because as they grow, they shed their skins and the little hairs become airborne, wafting gently in the seabreeze and landing on all and sundry. At the park I work at, we even have to put the toilet paper in plastic containers. AND there's nothing that eats them, because they're an introduced species!!! Pardon me, I now have to go scratch vigorously...