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08-20-2019, 09:59 AM
#341
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Originally Posted by
fuego
Cool!
That is one of my cycling routes.
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08-20-2019, 04:11 PM
#342
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Originally Posted by
FireBrand
That is one of my cycling routes.
And I'm sure you're packin'.
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08-20-2019, 05:40 PM
#343
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Originally Posted by
fuego
And I'm sure you're packin'.
“Condition One” and head on a swivel.
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08-27-2019, 07:27 PM
#344
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My brother and I have been fishing the many small lakes around the area the past month. On the way out of the launch area of Lancaster Lake the other night, he slowed the truck and said “look at that”. Hanging from a tree branch is the remnant of a summer tent worm (gypsy moth) nest with a dead squirrel stuck in it. Strange sight.
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08-27-2019, 08:41 PM
#345
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Originally Posted by
FireBrand
My brother and I have been fishing the many small lakes around the area the past month. On the way out of the launch area of Lancaster Lake the other night, he slowed the truck and said "look at that". Hanging from a tree branch is the remnant of a summer tent worm (gypsy moth) nest with a dead squirrel stuck in it. Strange sight.
Never seen anything like that produced by a moth
Can you explain why the huge nest and was the squirrel sick it couldn't get out
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08-27-2019, 09:23 PM
#346
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Originally Posted by
Cardinal TT
Never seen anything like that produced by a moth
Can you explain why the huge nest and was the squirrel sick it couldn't get out
Caterpillars weave the web-like nests similar to what spiders do but are quite thick and durable. Eggs are laid in that nest that will eventually hatch out and eat, strip all leaves from trees. I may have skipped a step in their life cycle but that is the gist. What we saw was apparently a hungry squirrel that had tried to crawl in to eat the worms. Squirrel ended up stuck in the web like a net and could not climb out. We are returning to that lake this week and will see if we can remove the nest with a rake or something. I want a closer look.
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08-27-2019, 09:54 PM
#347
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Originally Posted by
FireBrand
Caterpillars weave the web-like nests similar to what spiders do but are quite thick and durable. Eggs are laid in that nest that will eventually hatch out and eat, strip all leaves from trees. I may have skipped a step in their life cycle but that is the gist. What we saw was apparently a hungry squirrel that had tried to crawl in to eat the worms. Squirrel ended up stuck in the web like a net and could not climb out. We are returning to that lake this week and will see if we can remove the nest with a rake or something. I want a closer look.
So it's a large number of caterpillars which makes sense....that would be one scary big caterpillar if it was alone
We have similar down here but the caterpillars clump together but I haven't seen them make a huge nest like that
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08-28-2019, 09:22 AM
#348
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Originally Posted by
FireBrand
Caterpillars weave the web-like nests similar to what spiders do but are quite thick and durable. Eggs are laid in that nest that will eventually hatch out and eat, strip all leaves from trees. I may have skipped a step in their life cycle but that is the gist. What we saw was apparently a hungry squirrel that had tried to crawl in to eat the worms. Squirrel ended up stuck in the web like a net and could not climb out. We are returning to that lake this week and will see if we can remove the nest with a rake or something. I want a closer look.
I know it will be gruseome if the squirrel is still in there... but be sure to take lots of pictures!
Since moths eat leaves, it will be interesting to see what happened with the squirrel remains.
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08-28-2019, 09:31 AM
#349
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Originally Posted by
Cardinal TT
So it's a large number of caterpillars which makes sense....that would be one scary big caterpillar if it was alone
We have similar down here but the caterpillars clump together but I haven't seen them make a huge nest like that
Tent caterpillars. These are social caterpillars (larvae) and the leaves they eat are primarily from cherry or apple trees, or that order of family. Grouping together in the webbed tent, the caterpillars can easily deflect predators with movement together, which may look like the entire nest is writhing or wriggling. After maturing the caterpillars disperse, spin a cocoon, and then hatch into small moths. Smaller moths typically have about a two week lifespan.
It's not all bad for the tree. Leaves actually regenerate. I've seen this on my own property. Lots of deer pass through my acre, and they will eat my unprotected serviceberry bushes. But, leaves grow back until late in the season. God's created order is just magnificent!
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08-28-2019, 12:22 PM
#350
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Originally Posted by
Muriel
Tent caterpillars. These are social caterpillars (larvae) and the leaves they eat are primarily from cherry or apple trees, or that order of family. Grouping together in the webbed tent, the caterpillars can easily deflect predators with movement together, which may look like the entire nest is writhing or wriggling. After maturing the caterpillars disperse, spin a cocoon, and then hatch into small moths. Smaller moths typically have about a two week lifespan.
It's not all bad for the tree. Leaves actually regenerate. I've seen this on my own property. Lots of deer pass through my acre, and they will eat my unprotected serviceberry bushes. But, leaves grow back until late in the season. God's created order is just magnificent!
They are destructive, however. This year the DNR released a type of house-fly appearing insect that helps us in the battle. They were troublesome here but didnt bite. We had a light year for tent worms.
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