flyaway > Eastern tent caterpillar (Malacosoma americana)

5-10-06
flyaway > Eastern tent caterpillar (Malacosoma americana)
The social tent-like nests of these pretty caterpillars are unsightly, but they don't harm the trees.

5-10-06
flyaway > This Eastern tent caterpillar (Malacosoma americana) was crawling across a park path on a journey to find a place to pupate and becomd an Eastern tent caterpillar moth.


5-10-06
flyaway > Like the woolly bear caterpillar, the Giant Leopard Moth caterpillar rolls into a ball when disturbed. Its reddish-brown bands distinguish its species. 
10-1-05
flyaway > This large black caterpillar is a Giant Leopard Moth  (Ecpantheria scribonia). It's a very large caterpillar, two inches long.
10-1-05
flyaway > A closeup of the woolly bear's head.
10-25-04
flyaway > We picked up the woolly bear, and after a couple of minutes it relaxed and lifted its front half up to look around.
10-25-04
flyaway > When frightened, a woolly bear caterpillar will wind itself tightly around its head, as this one has done.  The head is hidden in the center of the coil.
10-25-04
flyaway > The woolly bear caterpillar (Pyrrharctia isabella) will eventually become an Isabella Tiger Moth.
10-25-04
Eastern tent caterpillar (Malacosoma americana)

5-10-06
flyaway > Eastern tent caterpillar (Malacosoma americana)

5-10-06
Eastern tent caterpillar (Malacosoma americana)

5-10-06
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