03-27-2015, 12:04 AM
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Originally Posted by PiuYi
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it's also found in Indonesia and all those islands of SE asia
from wiki
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Contact with the leaves or twigs causes the hollow, silica-tipped hairs to penetrate the skin. The sting causes an extremely painful stinging sensation which can last for days, weeks, or months, and the injured area becomes covered with small, red spots joining together to form a red, swollen mass. The sting is potent enough to kill humans, dogs, and horses[6], and is infamously agonizing. Stories tell of horses jumping off cliffs after being stung, and supposedly one Australian officer shot himself to escape the pain of a sting.[8] One man who was slapped in the face and torso with the foliage said, "For two or three days the pain was almost unbearable; I couldn’t work or sleep, then it was pretty bad pain for another fortnight or so. The stinging persisted for two years and recurred every time I had a cold shower. ... There's nothing to rival it; it's ten times worse than anything else."[8]
However, the sting does not stop several small marsupial species, including the red-legged pademelon, insects and birds from eating the leaves.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dendrocnide_moroides
 and i thought poison ivy was bad!
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