A mum has issued a warning after her four-year-old son developed a severe rash all over his face and body after playing in their garden.
Caroline Gel said her son Oliver was playing outside on Tuesday (May 17), when he decided to befriend a caterpillar. Half an hour later, the young boy was complaining about a painful "stinging" sensation on his face and mouth - and woke up the next day with hives and rashes all over his body.
Carol is now hoping to share what happened to her son to warn others of the dangers that can come with touching these seemingly innocent critters. The 43-year-old from Oxfordshire said: "Oliver was learning about caterpillars at school as his class were reading the whole hungry caterpillar story.
