The Gympie Gympie stinging tree has needle-like trichomes which inject toxins. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert!

ALL RIGHT, WELL, MAKE SURE THAT YOU’RE WEARING SOME FOOT PROTECTION IF YOU’RE GOING OUTSIDE RIGHT NOW BECAUSE IT IS STINGING CATERPILLAR ... AROUND YOUR LIVE OAK TREES TRYING TO BECOME A ...

The rind actually comes from these leaves, called stinging nettles ... and these right here are the nettle leaves that are used to wrap Cornish Yarg. Imagine, there are only five people in ...