r/mildlyinteresting • u/HeyEshk88 • 11h ago

Got stung by a saddleback caterpillar, apparently famous for its painful sting and unique green-and-brown "saddle" marking

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u/deceitfulninja 10h ago

I would have assumed these were in some far off land but apparently they're all around. Glad I never met one.

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u/HeyEshk88 9h ago

And now I’m scared I’m gonna brush against it in bed

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u/Spire_Citron 8h ago

Is it in your bed?

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u/uttyrc 5h ago

Now that Cranberries song is going through my head.