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Critter of the week: Green caterpillar with a sting!
Posted by Editor | July 30, 2007 | Categories: Critter of the week | Comments Off
When you visit Costa Rica you’ll likely see a lot of wildlife you’ve never seen before. And you’re never quite sure what to make of them. There are bugs the size of small animals but which are harmless. There are cute and cuddly animals but with sharp claws. There are snakes that help keep your garden free of rats and other poisonous snakes and snakes that are to be avoided at all costs. So we introduce a new feature here on The Talamanca News – Critter of the Week — where we’ll give you a little more info on some of our jungle neighbors.
This week’s critter photo and write-up comes courtesy of the newsletter of El Puente-The Bridge (find it on map | website).
This critter is an absolutely cute looking little green crawly thing. See those green pointy things on its back? They’re sharp, and they are coated with a nasty chemical that at best can sting, but which can make you sick, and can even put you in the hospital – the insect version of the lion fish. One of the area women, who works at the local ice cream store, acidentally sat on one, and she learned about it the hard way. She’s loyal, God bless her, and she apparently went to work feeling absolutely rotten, knowing that there would be no one to cover for her if she stayed home. If you’re down here and you see one of these things, enjoy it – at a distance.
You can see another picture of him (from Columbia) here.
Does anyone know the name, scientific or otherwise, for this fellow?
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