Tent Moth by quantumgoose

Photography • Weird • posted on May 28, 2008

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Not so much artistic photography...more a curiosity. Something caught my eye whilst driving along the M2 on saturday so I went back to check it out the next day. I've never seen anything like it before but have identified it as the work of a tent moth ( ermine) caterpillar! quite common in smaller colonies. They have completely stripped the shrub bear.

Comments (21)

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ekatz

1:44AM | Wed, 28 May 2008

amazing

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Bonker

2:06AM | Wed, 28 May 2008

nature will never stop to amaze me.. seems like one could get som nice wierd close-up shots there..

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Coppens

2:20AM | Wed, 28 May 2008

Spectacular, to say the least! Great shot!

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ledwolorz

2:32AM | Wed, 28 May 2008

Amazing.

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Myel

4:31AM | Wed, 28 May 2008

Amazing indeed! And thanks for the explanation...

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GBCalls

5:17AM | Wed, 28 May 2008

These have been a nuisance in my area for many years. Defoliating trees to the point of no return. Many birds enjoy them, many residents do not. Well captured!

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timtripp

5:53AM | Wed, 28 May 2008

amazing!

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cfulton

6:38AM | Wed, 28 May 2008

Great work and well done on going back! Regards, Clive

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Romia

7:00AM | Wed, 28 May 2008

Never saw this before, thanks for sharing.

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mrmadmikie

7:26AM | Wed, 28 May 2008

Well captured, fractal-like. Haven't had an infestation in a couple of years in my yard. They really did a number on the hickory trees.

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KarmaSong

7:48AM | Wed, 28 May 2008

Amazing capture, it actually gives me gooseflesh to think of the amount of insects behind the scenes here !

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stormchaser

9:09AM | Wed, 28 May 2008

Nature is indeed a wonderful thing. This is beautiful & yet eerie at the same time, almost ghost like. Great capture!

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MrsRatbag

11:02AM | Wed, 28 May 2008

Wow, lucky find and amazing capture!

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Meowgli

12:48PM | Wed, 28 May 2008

amazing, thanks for sharing =)

frankie96

1:30PM | Wed, 28 May 2008

Could be a Sci Fi movie prop...don't go in there..:)

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kimariehere

2:37PM | Wed, 28 May 2008

awesoem find so facinating terrific capture of this wonder!!!

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drag

5:56PM | Wed, 28 May 2008

Incredilbe capture and even though they are destructive this is quite beautiful.

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Optiramma

7:11PM | Wed, 28 May 2008

like an alien invasion

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Richardphotos

7:05AM | Sun, 01 June 2008

they do the same thing here and in a local park they along with spiders created more than a quarter acre of trees covered in webs.they think the spiders came because of so many mosquitoes.any way the spiders were having a feast.there is a picture in my gallery excellent capture

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