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The ‘50 Shades’ star was in Portugal recently and he somehow touched a Hairy Processionary Caterpillar.
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They are the larvae of the Bag-Shelter Moth and pose a threat to living things around them.
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His friend Gordon Smart first experienced heart attack-like symptoms and went to the hospital. Soon, Jamie & wife also felt similar symptoms. They learned later that it was the caterpillar’s effect.
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They’re called this because they move in a straight line like in a procession.
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They have brittle hair that break off in human skin and contain harmful proteins which can give humans heart attacks.
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If they get in your eyes, they can even cause blindness.
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It is found that if pregnant horses eat them after confusing them with grass, their foal is immediately aborted.
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These caterpillars eat voraciously and will move to other trees after demolishing one.
We’re surely glad that he’s doing okay now!
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