The envenomation produced by the Lonomia obliqua caterpillar is a serious public health concern in affected regions, particularly in South America. Contact with the caterpillar’s bristles can ...

A lonomia caterpillar alarms scientists studying venomous forest species. Its silent threat grows across rapidly changing rainforest habitats today. Experts urge caution as human contact risks ...

Beware the Lonomia obliqua, South America's deadliest caterpillar. This creature, often called the assassin caterpillar, carries potent venom. Its needle-like bristles can cause severe bleeding and ...

A grouping of Lonomia orientoandensis Tauramena caterpillars. Every year in the jungles of Colombia, more and more people are falling gravely ill and even dying after coming into contact with a spiky ...

Researchers at the Butantan Institute have succeed in isolating and cloning the component responsible for the accidents of hemorrhaging syndrome which occurs in the south of the country due to contact ...

Funding: This study was financially supported by The Universidad de Los Andes, Faculty of Sciences, through project number INV-2020-105-2030 awarded to CG, and a Teaching Assistantship awarded to ...

A lagarta lonomia oblíqua foi encontrada pela primeira vez no Distrito Federal. A informação foi confirmada pelo Instituto Butantan, que monitora os acidente com animais venenosos no país. Colônias da ...

De janeiro a maio, 58 pessoas sofreram acidentes com lagartas no DF. Casos com Lonomia, que podem levar à morte, não foram registrados neste ano; em 2024, quatro ocorrências foram notificadas. O ...

The gland responsible for producing poison is found at the end of the bristles that cover the back of stinging caterpillars; this poison is a cocktail of toxins that can cause serious health problems ...

Com a chegada do calor, as áreas verdes se tornam espaços de lazer para muitas famílias. Mas, entre troncos de árvores e folhas aparentemente inofensivas, um perigo quase […] ...

Alerta para temporada de Lonomias! O Instituto Butantan emitiu um alerta, nesta semana, sobre o início da temporada de Lonomias no Sul e Sudeste do Brasil. A espécie vive em bando, aglomeradas em ...