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Caterpillars are generally covered by long bristles called setae. The setae hairs have several important uses, but one such use is to dislodge individual hairs, directed as throwing spears toward whatever creature is causing the stres; like Picking the insect up, and rolling them around your driveway Some people are more sensitive to these hairs than others. The small hairs can peirce the upper layers of the skin. This causes a phsycal reaction from the small hairs such as itching and hot skin. For those who already have Allergies to foods, medications, etc. may be prone to having some sort of small localized reaction, causing even more itching and discomfort. I personally have never had any bad side effects from capturing these larva, calling them George, and playing with them constantly. I don't think that I would eat one though. Young childre may be more suseptible than adults. I'll leave it up to the parents to determine whether to allow their children to handle insects that they happen to come accross. David
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 14y agoDo not touch caterpillars because we may have germs that are not good for them
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∙ 13y agoyou will a green slime on you that could go into you blood streem and you could die
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∙ 13y agobecause of this little midget in its hair that bites you
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∙ 10y agosince our hands are not so clean they carry germs always ,then it may happen that those germs our hands carry could infect on the caterpillars which could harm them!
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∙ 12y agobecause they wont like dirty people touch them
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∙ 13y agoSome can be poisonious
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Why should caterpillars not be collected with bare hands?
Some caterpillars are covered in minute hairs that are released when touched, and can be an irritant when they come into contact with bare skin.
Caterpillars should not be collected with bare hands?
Some catterpillars are covered with very fine hair which sticks to the bare skin and can cause irritation or pain. Some are dangerous and release toxins from the hairs on the body on the contact surface.
When was With Bare Hands created?
With Bare Hands was created in 2008.
When was Bare Hands created?
Bare Hands was created in 2007.
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no
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Samson is the one who is recorded in the Bible as having killed a lion with his bare hands.
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no
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bare hands
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