When I was chopping wood the other day by the workshop I suddenly felt a burning pain on my arm, like I’d gotten too close to a blowtorch. I jumped about a foot, turned around, but there was just a small maple tree on that side of my work area. After looking harder I found this guy under a leaf.

These little guys are absolutely gorgeous, but really nasty if you brush up against one. Feels like a bee sting and a nasty burn all at once. I don’t know what they turn into, but if someone told me ‘fire breathing dragons’, I’d believe them. Found about 6 of them on various branches of the tree, and removed them. No more nasty surprises.