Bug in the News<\/a> website.\u00a0 By the way this is a very informative insect website for all bugs.<\/p>\nI hope you enjoyed the Second Wild Fact on the Puss Moth.\u00a0 Have a great day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I know that I wrote about the Puss Moth yesterday but that was the European Puss Moth.\u00a0 Today we are going to look at the North American Puss Moth (Megalopyge opercularis).\u00a0 In my opinion this particular moth is even more interesting than the European variety and would probably strip the “Most Dangerous Caterpillar in Britain” title away from their British competitor, if this species could be found across the pond. Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending how you look it) the North American Puss Moth can only be found throughout the southern United States, Mexico and parts of Central America. Once again <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2969,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[17,4024],"tags":[348,1109,1108,907,4025,1103,1110],"yoast_head":"\n
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