K I L L E R C A T E R P I L L A R S!
Okay ... okay ... maybe it's not quite a situation deserving of a Roger Corman film ... and apparently they are more a bit poisonous in an extreme nuisance kind of way instead of being lethal ... but still, it's one more thing regarding my new environs about which I must be aware.
According to the story, the fluffy fur of the puss caterpillar "breaks off", and the spines feel like a "bee sting times a hundred". And ... they are only one type of FOUR poisonous caterpillars in the area. Silly me ... I thought it was the gators about which I was supposed to be worried!
Thanks again to former co-worker of mine from Rite Aid during my time in Harrisburg, Joyce R, who alerted me (and the puppy dogs) to the potential danger (which, I'll admit, I thought was a fake internet story until I checked it out and saw the local news covered it as well -- no offense, Joyce, it's just the internet being the internet and all ...)
Bottom line ... beware the puss!
OH YEAH IT'S REAL 'CAUSE IT'S ON THE NEWS AND NOT JUST THE INTERWEBS:
http://www.wfla.com/story/26430677/beware-of-venomous-puss-caterpillars-found-in-florida
AND THERE'S NOT JUST ONE BUT FOUR KINDS:
http://www.care2.com/causes/4-venomous-caterpillars-flourishing-in-florida-video-slideshow.html
I'M BEGINNING TO THINK JABBERWOCKY WAS INSPIRED BY LIFE IN FLORIDA:
http://www.jabberwocky.com/carroll/jabber/jabberwocky.html
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