See The Four Caterpillars In Louisiana That Can Sting You

What started as a routine day on the tractor doing some clipping nearly ended in a trip to the hospital.

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As he does each year about this time, my uncle was out on his tractor trying to clean things up on his DeSoto Parish property.

He says that the grass and weeds were pretty tall and as he navigated through the jungle, he looked down to see a caterpillar had landed on his left forearm.

He didn't think much about it until he reached over with his other hand to swipe it away and the slight agony of a painful sting began to set in. Still convinced there wasn't much to it, he continued along on the tractor until he noticed the swelling in the area of the sting and was somewhat concerned.

Thinking this little furry caterpillar might have just cost him a day of work and a trip to the hospital to get this sting looked at, he began to get aggravated.

However, after a few hours, the swelling went down, easing his concerns of a possible allergy, he went about his business, but has never once forgotten that "those little boogers will bite you."

Thankfully, I was able to learn from his experience and have since discovered that there are actually four different caterpillars native to Louisiana that are capable of stinging humans, with some possibly causing some serious health complications.

Just take a look at the Four Caterpillars in Louisiana That Can Sting