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| Orange Headed Caterpillar |
Leaving the city to start a new life in the countryside means that we are seeing many strange looking creatures. We spotted this tiny caterpillar having a good old munch on one of our hawthorn trees.
It stood out because while the other caterpillars had black heads this one had a translucent orange head. If you let your imagination run riot it looks a bit like an extra from Aliens.
It stood out because while the other caterpillars had black heads this one had a translucent orange head. If you let your imagination run riot it looks a bit like an extra from Aliens.
There are lots of these cobweb-like nests strung between small branches of the blackthorn and hawthorn trees. Last month these cobwebs contained a few chrysalis and hundreds of tiny back dots, while now they are full of tiny caterpillars that are feasting on the bushes' leaves.
We don't know what species the caterpillars are but it is good to see them munching wild trees in the fields rather than devastating our veggie patch.
We don't know what species the caterpillars are but it is good to see them munching wild trees in the fields rather than devastating our veggie patch.
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