Tussock Moth Facts: DANGER FLUFF | Animal Fact Files

[@AnimalFactFiles]

This is one of those animals I would not have known as a kid that I shouldn't touch. I've probably held these without realizing they can cause skin irritation 😅

[@JackSparrow-re4ql]

But they're just so fuzzy!

[@penny_the_wiser413]

My dad showed me a black and white fuzzy caterpiller when I was young. He said they would sting. He told my sister and me that that we should never touch any caterpillars. Said most sting

[@gost2633]

I used to play with the tusik catapilars when I was a kid. Growing up on Long Island they were everywhere. Same thing with Gypsy morph caterpillars

[@frogchamp.]

I remember touching one of these as a kid. Thought it was a feather or something as it was hiding under the corner of the bottom part of the layer. It hurt a lot.

[@yeet3071]

Nah you touched a dark wooly bear probably they hurt a ton and are everywhere feels like a wasp sting but multiple times because you usually touch more than 1 spike needles to say I still let them crawl onto my hand lol just so hard to resist holding a giant catapiller even if they want to murder you

[@bugjams]

@@yeet3071 Um... are you sure you're talking about wooly bears? We have them EVERYWHERE in New York and no, they don't hurt... like at all. Fuzzy little friends that I pick up and pet every time I see one. They have irritating hairs, but no stingers or spines. You must be thinking of another species. I also searched for "dark" wooly bears and found nothing. Can you find the specific species name you're referring to?

[@Pjvenom1985]

Magnificent Moth meanders, great video guys!🙌🐛🧠

[@roxyhyena2899]

These guys are so cute!! I especially love the pale tussock caterpillars, I don’t get them where I live but they have the cutest little funny faces hehe! The adult moths are also fascinating, the males of some species remind me of bats with those big antenna.

[@youtubecommentcrackhead0003]

These are all over texas rn

[@g0atman88]

I saw a American dagger moth cadapelor in my backyard

[@tracybowling1156]

Yay! This was an excellent episode! I learned way more than I did when looking these up myself. So my husband was right about the hairs. We won't tell him. 😂 Thanks guys! This was awesome! 👍🏻

[@AnimalFactFiles]

Haha! The secret is safe with us ;) So glad you learned lots!!

[@kx1260]

If you guys do insects.. do you also do mites ? If so I'd like to see broad mites . If not that's fine. I love this channel and it deserves much more recognition 👏

[@AnimalFactFiles]

We'll get that on our list! Thanks so much!! We're glad you enjoy the videos here!!

[@JellyNight]

2:18, is this also known for forest tent caterpillars? The thing that says I curl up when I die? I have seen a lot of forest tent caterpillars, and mostly now. But some of them curl up and don’t move, and they aren’t hanging from something.

[@lesfaust9634]

They seem to love our burger king here in edgewater florida the entire building is covered in them..... It happens this time every year

[@indyreno2933]

Can you do fact files on hartebeests?

[@jadenl629]

wow! these guys are pretty hairy! never knew that caterpillars could cause skin irritation, thanks for the video, learned a lot!😎

[@Cheeseisnottheworstfood]

Crowned orb weaver

[@eunaekim9216]

My dad once got attacked by some kind of caterpillar. He was not seriously injured, but he was in pain and he got an irritation on his leg. Could this be a tussock moth caterpillar?

[@AnimalFactFiles]

Perhaps! It may have also been a puss caterpillar? Here's a link to our video on them: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m3KqYp1omrh1fac

[@vfxkiller705]

Luv it

[@Deniz-ju9ry]

koalas next please!!

[@AnimalFactFiles]

That's a great idea! Thank you!

[@markscheutzow3446]

That little stilt legged fly is certainly no predator. (Gralepeza nebulosa) I may have spelled that incorrectly. 😏

[@mebreevee]

Musical animals? Or animals known for their musicality? I’m curious! Maybe you are too!