Caterpillar with white barbed hooks - Oruga con ganchos de púas blancas.

[capp]

Butterflies and moths have a larval stage (caterpillar) that in most species consumes live plant tissues. Some caterpillars that are primarily leaf-chewing herbivores will also cannibalize conspecific (belonging to the same species) egg masses and larvae if available.

Las mariposas y polillas tienen una etapa larvaria (oruga) que en la mayoría de las especies consume tejidos vegetales vivos. Algunas orugas que son principalmente herbívoras masticadoras de hojas también canibalizarán masas de huevos y larvas conespecíficas (pertenecientes a la misma especie), si están disponibles.

Caterpillars may possess various shapes, sizes and colors; also spines and barbed hooks, that is, stinging hairs. Sometimes these are for show and quite harmless, but sometimes not.

Las orugas pueden poseer varias formas, tamaños y colores; también espinas y ganchos de púas, es decir, pelos punzantes. A veces son para mostrar y bastante inofensivos, pero a veces no.

A wide variety of caterpillars (also butterflies and moths) can cause lepidopterism (a variety of cutaneous and systemic reactions that result from contact). Hairs embedded in the cocoons can also cause disease. The hairs embed in the skin and cornea, where toxin-mediated reactions may be mediated by kinins, histamine, and plasminogen activators.

Una amplia variedad de orugas (también mariposas y polillas) pueden causar lepidopterismo (una variedad de reacciones cutáneas y sistémicas que resultan del contacto). Los pelos incrustados en los capullos también pueden causar enfermedades. Los pelos se incrustan en la piel y la córnea, donde las reacciones mediadas por toxinas pueden estar mediadas por cininas, histamina y activadores del plasminógeno.

I photographed the caterpillar species on a soursop (Annona muricata) tree. It is similar to the caterpillar of Lophocampa caryae, but it is not that species.

Fotografié la especie de oruga en un árbol de guanábana (Annona muricata). Es similar a la oruga de Lophocampa caryae, pero no es esa especie.

References - Referencias

_{Cover, M. R. & Bogan, M. T. 2015. Minor insect orders (pp. 1059-1072). In: Thorp and Covich's freshwater invertebrates (fourth edition). Ecology and general biology. London - Oxford (UK) / San Diego, CA - Waltham, MA (USA): Academic Press.}

_{Gillespie, D. R. 2017. Omnivory - A flexible feeding strategy. Reference module in life sciences. Elsevier Inc. 10 p.}

_{Niemeyer-Corbellini, J. P.; Lupi, O.; Klotz, L.; Montelo, L.; Elston, D. M.; Haddad, V. & Tyring, S. K. 2017. Environmental causes of dermatitis (443-470).In: Tropical dermatology (second edition). Edinburgh, London, New York, Oxford, Philadelphia, St Louis, Sydney, Toronto: Elsevier Inc.}

Images captured with Fujifilm FinePix Z90 digital camera.

Imágenes capturadas con cámara digital Fujifilm FinePix Z90.

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[joanstewart]

Fantastic photography showing this caterpillar, red depicts danger immediately, most definitely never touch any since there are a wide variety that can leave you with nasty skin irritations.

[capp]

Yes @joanstewart, never touch, any species.

[mllg]

Qué fotografías tan super buenas
Felicitaciones!!!!

What super good photographs
Congratulations!!!! @capp

[capp]

Gracias @mllg. Nunca toques a ninguna oruga.

[mllg]

Ni se me ocurre, jeje
Gracias!! @capp