Sorry for the poor quality, we saw this guy and a bunch of his breed about two months ago. They look pretty fierce, and even the dog wouldn’t touch him. A free Mojito or other drink of your choice at the RumBar for the first person who can persuade me you’re certain what this is.
Probably 1.5" long with black spikes.
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4 Comments
November 13th, 2009 at 10:35 pm
We call them choconoyes; like caterpillars. Some of the more colorful ones will give you severe rashes. There´s one called gusano pajarito that has "hairs" resembling feathers. They´re very beatiful, but there´s at least one case where a 2 year old touched one and died.
If this was just a plain black one, it´s not harmful, but the little hairs are prickly. Anyway, if you´re gonna sit under a tree, just check there aren´t any choconoyes. It´s not the world´s most pleasant sensation to have one of those crawling on your neck.
By the way, there´s a ride in Xetulul called the Choconoy.
November 13th, 2009 at 10:59 pm
Our gardener says that they are poisonous, but then he doesn't like anything that eats his plants. I do know for a fact that they make a green slimy mess when you step on them.
November 14th, 2009 at 12:43 am
This is the caterpillar for the huge big brown moths that like to fly in your face and scare you into thinking they are birds in the house. They are only poisonous to the point of causing a rash if you touch them.
And after doing a quick google image search they are the leopard caterpillar for the Holomelina opella moth.
November 14th, 2009 at 4:20 am
Don't touch them. When I first moved here, I was told they were called "fever bugs" because they will give you a fever if they prick you. While the black ones aren't that bad, they will sting you still. Dante is particularly sensitive to these. Irving once touched one of the yellow haired ones by accident and ended up with his entire hand swelling up and hot to the touch. Not fun!