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Hairy White Caterpillars on Wildrye - Spilosoma virginica
Copyright © 2011 Sara Tangren

Hairy White Caterpillars on Wildrye - Spilosoma virginica
Bethlehem, Caroline County, Maryland, USA
October 3, 2009
Size: about 2"
Here he has worked himself all the way back to the bottom of the seed head. I can't imagine what he is trying to accomplish. He seems to be working two strands of silk at once.

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Contributed by Sara Tangren on 7 March, 2011 - 9:16pm
Last updated 9 March, 2011 - 8:58am

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… Sara Tangren, 9 March, 2011 - 8:58am

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