Ulat Charlie = Paederus fuscipes Curtis / Rove Beetle
In the insect body there is pederin (C24 H43 O9 N), a hemolymph toxin, which is 12 times more toxic than viper snake venom. Skin contact with the toxin will cause dermatitis known as 'dermatitis linearis' or 'paederus dermatitis'. If you want to move the insect, air blow it. Don't make a or try to make a skin contact with it.
If you are wondering why the toxin don't kill humans although it is more poisonous than viper snake venom, the answer is the insect don't release the toxin in large quantities as viper snakes do.
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