I live in Maine, where browntail moth caterpillars can be found. The caterpillars have a toxin on their hairs that can cause painful and itchy rashes on humans. I woke up covered in what I thought ...

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They're back, they're hairy, they're everywhere, they seemingly fall out of the sky, and they can give you a nasty rash. Tussock moth caterpillars have returned to Florida. The fuzzy little critters ...

Browntail moth caterpillars on oak leaves at Wolfe's Neck Woods State Park in Freeport, Maine. Every other Friday, the Outside/In team here at NHPR answers listener questions about the natural world.

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