The southern flannel moth caterpillar, with venomous hairs, causes excruciating pain if touched. Beware in summer/fall around South Carolina. Remedies include tape, washing, and icing.

Southern flannel moth caterpillars eat leaves from elm, hackberry, maple, oak and sycamore trees, so areas with those deciduous plants are more likely places for an encounter.

Southern flannel moth caterpillars eat leaves from elm, hackberry, maple, oak and sycamore trees, so areas with those deciduous plants are more likely places for an encounter.

Southern flannel moth caterpillars eat leaves from elm, hackberry, maple, oak and sycamore trees, so areas with those deciduous plants are more likely places for an encounter.

Southern flannel moth caterpillars eat leaves from elm, hackberry, maple, oak and sycamore trees, so areas with those deciduous plants are more likely places for an encounter.

Unfortunately, no-see-ums are very likely to bite if you’re nearby, which can cause a burning sensation, as well as different ...

The southern flannel moth arrived in spring, but they’re very active during the summer months, Eric LoPresti, an assistant professor of ecology at the University of South Carolina, ...