Geina periscelidactylus

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Geina periscelidactylusMarch 09 2026Central Aceh Regency,Aceh, Indonesia

I don't know what kind of hairy caterpillar this is, but one thing is for sure: it's stuck to my clothes. A few days ago, while I was clearing a plantation area for planting corn seeds, my hand suddenly felt a burning sensation and an unbearable itch. After checking, I discovered a hairy caterpillar stuck to my shirt, and it made all the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end. I panicked, but I had no choice but to remove the caterpillar using a tree branch. It didn't take long, and my hand became swollen and incredibly itchy. This caterpillar is very small in size, but the fine hairs on its body are very dangerous and venomous. Although this caterpillar is small, we should not underestimate it.
Before throwing it away, I tried to photograph it using a macro lens, and I managed to get some beautiful and detailed images.

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Visually, this caterpillar is pink and covered in white hairs all over its body. Perhaps these fine hairs are very dangerous and venomous, I advise against playing with this caterpillar.
Okay everyone, here are some pictures of this plate here.

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Camera Usedpoco c65
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PhotographyGeina periscelidactylus
Photographermaxmarvin@maxmarvin


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Linkhttps://www.inaturalist.org/observations/342009859
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5.157024096.6286580https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.1570240841&mlon=96.6286580989#map=12/5.1571/96.6285

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