NT5571 : Alien spider attack (actually ermine moth caterpillars)

3 km from Carfrae, East Lothian, Great Britain

Alien spider attack (actually ermine moth caterpillars)
Alien spider attack (actually ermine moth caterpillars)
Ermine moth caterpillars spin webs for protection from wasps and birds before they pupate. Here thousands of the caterpillars are in the process of denuding this hedgerow. Quite spooky looking! Also see NT5571 : Web attack, NT5571 : Road verge attacked by ermine moth caterpillars and NT5571 : Webs formed by ermine moth caterpillars.
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NT5571, 7 images   (more nearby)
Photographer
Lisa Jarvis   (find more nearby)
Image classification
Geograph
Date Taken
Saturday, 30 May, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 6 June, 2009
Category
Hedgerow   (more nearby)
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 557 714 [100m precision]
WGS84: 55:56.0273N 2:42.6391W
Photographer Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NT 556 714
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East-southeast (about 112 degrees)
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