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原文：

In the mid-1800s a caterpillar, the size of a human finger, began spreading across the northeastern U.S. This appearance of the tomato hornworm was followed by terrifying reports of fatal poisonings and aggressive behavior towards people. In July 1869 newspapers across the region posted warnings about the insect, reporting that a girl had died after a run-in with the creature. That fall a local newspaper printed an account from a doctor. The physician warned that the caterpillar was “as poisonous as a rattlesnake” and said he knew of three deaths linked to its venom.

译文：

19世纪中期，一种人类手指大小的毛毛虫开始在美国东北部蔓延。这种番茄天蛾出现后，报道中出现多起致命中毒和攻击事件，令人感到恐惧。1869年7月，该地区各地的报纸都发布了有关番茄天蛾的警告，报道称一名女孩遭遇这种生物后死亡。那年秋天，一家当地的报纸刊登了一位医生的报道。医生警告说，这种毛毛虫“毒性堪比响尾蛇”，并表示据他了解，已有三人因番茄天蛾的毒液死亡。