Talk:Megalopyge opercularis

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"Irony"

Ironically, the resemblance of the larvae to soft, colorful cotton balls encourages people to pick them up and pet them.

Why is this ironic? --80.42.24.169 (talk) 19:43, 17 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Because the caterpillars are extremely dangerous to touch, given as how their furry appearance conceals venomous spines.--Mr Fink (talk) 20:05, 17 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The deadly pain is an unexpected outcome, so yes it is ironic. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.106.47.153 (talk) 23:18, 20 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Credibility of Vitamin C Treatment

Whoever edited this article to include the link about large doses of vitamin C being successfully used to treat the venom, please supply a credible medical source as opposed to a website dedicated to praising the health benefits of vitamin C. Seeing as how the only other source I was able to turn up with a brief search was the notorious NaturalNews.com and not anything published in peer-reviewed journals I'm inclined to disbelieve the claim and consider it unverifable. Archmage Brian (talk) 01:47, 24 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

"Bolivia Bug"

Just out of curious, why is it named Bolivia bug if it's habitat is limited to the USA and Central America?Jso 1985 (talk) 05:47, 18 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Apparently, it's the name of a youtube video where a flannel moth caterpillar is shown: I removed "Bolivia bug" from the list of common names after googling it.--Mr Fink (talk) 06:24, 18 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I've removed the link to the Youtube video in question; the larva it shows is clearly not of this species, judging by the images in all the other links and on any other vaguely reliable page. I'll admit that I'm very curious to know what the bug in the video is, but it's not M. opercularis. so sayeth Lucky Number 49 ^{Yell at me!} 20:58, 30 May 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Locality

I was curious as to why there was no information in the article about where Asps are found. Does this mean they generally blanket the entire earth, or was no data available? 70.160.116.10 (talk) 20:08, 11 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

"Trump Caterpillar"

It needs to be noted that the first mainstream coverage of this inscect was by a conservationist who called it a "Trump Caterpillar", after Donald Trump and his infamous wig. I shall amend the article to read "Megalopyge opercularis, also called [existing names], and the Trump Caterpillar"...

There are hundreds of results for "Trump Caterpillar", all pointing to this species alone. I actually found a reputable source from "UK Daily Mail's" Science Corner.

--99.157.108.186 (talk) 01:11, 2 April 2014 (UTC)[reply]