Wednesday, April 5, 2006

Tent Caterpillar Nest
Typical for this time of year. Full of caterpillars!

15 comments:

DiaKL said...

Very nice, butterflies are coming:)

Marc said...

These guys are bad news. They'll eat the new growth on every branch if given the chance.

Anonymous said...

does this mean there are going to be lots of butterflies for you to photograph soon? can't wait to see the results..

Jill said...

Marc's right! These are bad news. They will be moths, if I'm not mistaken. But the infestation can become really bad if not under control.

Anonymous said...

Great capture!

micki said...

Oh no, they're starting already?? Bummer. At least you got a good photo out of it.

Monterey John said...

Neat critter shot. It's amazing what we see when we stop and take the time to look around. What a wonderful world

Bethany said...

All I can say is ewwww. Nice capture, though.

Ash said...

Yes, a little eww...but great capture nontheless!

Rich said...

That sort of web always reminds me of the old horror movies.

Nicola said...

Wow, that's super interesting. Never seen anything like that before!

Sandy said...

Yuk! I hate those things. We have had a real problem the last 3-4 years with them. Hopefully it won't be to bad this year. I'll have to start keeping my eyes open for them.

Wolf said...

Cool Photo! We seem to get a big wave up here every 7 years or so... Not good for the trees!

Maggie said...

We had a problem with those here in Ontario last year. It was the first time I had seen or heard of them. Are they common there?

Lore said...

Wow!!! this is pretty interesting photo!!! i like the natural composition of it!!!