It’s that time of year again. And we’re not talking about hurricane season.

News 6 viewer Joel Mathis shared a picture of a fuzzy caterpillar after Hurricane Milton stormed through the area last year. Mathis said he found it on his fence while cleaning up debris.

“Be very careful picking up debris and/or hand tools that lay in the backyard,” he wrote.

It’s a sound piece of advice, as these furry-looking “Puss Caterpillars” are actually incredibly dangerous. Puss Caterpillar (image courtesy of Brett Hondow via Pixabay) (Brett Hondow via Pixabay)

According to researchers at the University of Florida , Puss Caterpillars seem to be covered in soft hairs. However, those hairs hide stiff spines attached to poison glands on the bug’s body.

If a person comes in contact with these spines,

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