Tuesday

May 2, 2017

This bizarre looking thing is actually the communal nest
of the Processionary Caterpillar or Bag-shelter Moth.

Nature is pretty cool but don’t touch this one -
it is likely to be filled with hundreds of the itchy grubs,
so called because they can cause severe skin irritation.
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10 comments:

  1. Elephant's Child2 May 2017 at 16:50

    Definitely bizarre looking.

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  2. Andy2 May 2017 at 19:54

    Interesting. I'm glad we don't have them here but I am sure we must have their equal.

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  3. HappyK3 May 2017 at 05:00

    I've never seen that before and I don't think I care to. : )

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  4. Bill 3 May 2017 at 05:28

    You could count on my NOT touching it! :

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  5. Rose3 May 2017 at 10:48

    I wouldn't touch it for a million dollars...

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  6. Helen3 May 2017 at 19:42

    This is very interesting. The Processional Caterpillar has been in huge numbers on our recent walks. I actually have a video ready to post of them in my next blog. They were coming out of a nest in the ground, beside a tree. I read where they can course horses to abort their foal, if the horse ingests the hairs from the discarded skin.

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    1. CountryMum4 May 2017 at 13:45

      Yes I had heard about them causing horses to abort. I will be interested to see that video on your post. Thank you.

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  7. Chookyblue......3 May 2017 at 19:54

    ad they can strip a tree so fast but they never kill them...............

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    1. CountryMum4 May 2017 at 13:45

      Yes it will be interesting to see when all the caterpillars emerge as to how much damage they do, and to what particular plants/trees.

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  8. Graham Edwards16 May 2017 at 20:11

    I think it was Canada where I first took photos of them and wondered what they were and was very glad that I hadn't gone too near when I found out.

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