RE: THE PROCESSION

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Hehehe :) It's ok, this is all part of the charm of this species. There is a bit of potential danger related to these caterpillar, so the problematic hair and allergic reaction must be a part of conversation. It's like talking about a venomous snake and not talk a bit about what its venom can do.
It's a very sophisticated and effective protection against predators ... and they develop this highly irritating mechanism only when almost ready to pupate. "At the fourth and fifth instar stages, their tegument comprises two different kinds of hairs: true non-removable hairs and removable urticarial setae" ... so this is a protection specifically for their procession adventure that brings them in the open, before that they rely more on their nest and secretive nighttime feeding to avoid the troubles.



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