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And the race is on...

            This tiny caterpillar called the Stinging Saddleback is the larval stage of the Limacodid moth and can send you racing to the hospital if you are allergic to bee stings. Each sharp spine on this one inch larva contains it's own venom sack. If you touch the spines and are allergic to the poison, you may experience nausea, headache, shock, respiratory distress and bleeding. It's sting has been described as, "Like being touched by fire". The Saddleback's range includes the eastern United States from Canada south to Florida and west to Texas. The Saddleback pictured here was photographed in central Tennessee. My wife spotted the caterpillar on her watering can and said it was so cute she was going to pick it up and bring it to me to see, but something told her not to. :-))
   

Taken on: July 31, 2017

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Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S200EXR, f/3.3, 1/60 sec, 13.4mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Fujifilm FinePix S200EXR
Aperture:	f/3.3
Exposure Time:	0.017 sec (1/60)
Focal Length:	13.4mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	-0.413 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Light Source:	Daylight
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Software:	Digital Camera FinePix S200EXR Ver1.01
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