Climate change has a significant role to play in the sudden appearance and subsequent rise in population of several different insects over the last decade.
It is a southern flannel moth in its larva stage.
After metamorphosis, the insect does not pose any threat.It closely resembles a wig or toupee.
It is widely regarded as one of the most poisonous of its kind in the USA.
The bristly hair that coats it, hides small and toxic spines that can get lodged in a person’s skin and cause immediate and intensely burning pain.
The caterpillars, which subsist solely on oak and elm leaves, are commonly found in parks and near structures in southern states like Texas and Missouri.
Asian giant hornet — a vicious predatory insect popularly dubbed the ‘murder hornet’ andhighly venomous Furry puss caterpillar are terrorizing cities across USA.
