Technically yes. It basically just makes your skin crazy itchy for a few days.
The real threat is that in North America, they’re an introduced species, and so have no natural predators. Big infestations can denude large chunks of forest.
I don’t know about this specific one, but in my encounter with its Asian cousin, both “crazy itchy” and “a few days” slightly undersold the experience.
I sat on one while wearing shorts. My thigh was burning for a few days, and the pain stayed for longer than a month.
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It also has “stay away” colours, is the toxin relatively harmless to humans?
Technically yes. It basically just makes your skin crazy itchy for a few days.
The real threat is that in North America, they’re an introduced species, and so have no natural predators. Big infestations can denude large chunks of forest.
I don’t know about this specific one, but in my encounter with its Asian cousin, both “crazy itchy” and “a few days” slightly undersold the experience.
I sat on one while wearing shorts. My thigh was burning for a few days, and the pain stayed for longer than a month.