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I was walking up the trail in Noosa National Park from Tea Tree Bay to Dolphin Point when I came across these very interesting creatures. I had just rounded a turn and was quite startled as I though that this was a snake, but a close look revealed a train or procession of caterplillars. These are most curious creatures. Excellent reference from Don Herbison-Evans and Stella Crossley here is what they say about the procession: "Each Caterpillar when it walks, leaves a trail of silk from its spinneret near its mouth. When a Caterpillar of this species encounters such a silken trail, it starts to follow it. Thus the Caterpillars when they walk are inclined to follow each other, nose to tail, like a minature freight train." Ochrogaster lunifer (Herrich-Schaffer, [1855]) Teara contraria Processionary Caterpillar Thaumetopoeinae Ochrogaster Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: LepidopteraUpdate 9 May 08 - Here is a great reference on social caterpillars from Terrence Fitzgerald and another reference on Pine Processionary caterpillars that I got from a blog by Andy Dean of the NC State Insect Museum on cycloalexy. Thanks Andy. |
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| Author | brewbooks from near Seattle, USA |
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