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Caterpillars

Untainted love
Brisbane Times
When Gil Wahlquist rang the NSW Department of Agriculture for advice on dealing with the caterpillars that were eating his vine shoots, he was advised to ...

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Caterpillars

Caterpillars

Urticating lepidopterism is a severe skin irritation and inflammation caused by the stinging hairs found on some caterpillars. These caterpillars are known as urticating (irritating).