This caterpillar made me feel itchy! / myLot

Australia

December 10, 2018 11:47pm CST

Just seeing this caterpillar on the wall made me feel itchy. I didn't even get close to it or touch it. That's my mind playing tricks on me. It felt funny but weird!! Do you feel itchy just looking at itchy stuff?

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Simone

@Janet357 (75638)

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11 Dec 18

Just the sight of it makes me feel eww itchy!

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Pitstop

@pitstop (15551)

• Australia

11 Dec 18

It's a psychological warfare.

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Simone

@Janet357 (75638)

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11 Dec 18

@pitstop yes. I avoid staying under the tree without an umbrella because they will just fall into you.

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Pitstop

@pitstop (15551)

• Australia

11 Dec 18

@Janet357 do you have trees with caterpillars?

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Hanni Harel

@Hannihar (130150)

• Israel

30 Jan 19

@pitstop I don't believe I do get ichy looking at things that may make me want to scratch.

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Pitstop

@pitstop (15551)

• Australia

30 Jan 19

Have you seen any caterpillar like this?

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Hanni Harel

@Hannihar (130150)

• Israel

30 Jan 19

@pitstop I am not sure.

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Sreekala

@Sreekala (34312)

• India

11 Dec 18

It can't make me itchy. But I felt odd on seeing it.

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Pitstop

@pitstop (15551)

• Australia

11 Dec 18

My mind made my body feel itchy

anil02

@anil02 (24688)

• India

11 Dec 18

No I never feel itchy just looking any insect, although my skin is sensitive one.

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Pitstop

@pitstop (15551)

• Australia

11 Dec 18

My mind is more sensitive than my skin!

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anil02

@anil02 (24688)

• India

12 Dec 18

@pitstop It is not with me. I don't have problem in watching any insects.

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louievill

@louievill (28846)

• Philippines

11 Dec 18

Actually at times the itch is not psychological, we call them " higad" here or hairy caterpillars, part of the life cycle of butterflies, moths and other species of insecets. Those spikes are like tiny needles with an acid that is very irritating to the skin, I got victimized by that several times in our garden, and it could give you caterpillar dermatitis especially if it gets on your shirt and you don't notice it.

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Pitstop

@pitstop (15551)

• Australia

11 Dec 18

I didn't get anywhere near him. I've heard of people get reactions after contact.

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louievill

@louievill (28846)

• Philippines

11 Dec 18

@pitstop yes and I think they can leave hairs in clothes like what happened to my clothes in the clothes lone, it's very itchy and you get a burning painful sensation.

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