Explore: Populair!
Flower Girl(s)... (+ 2x PiP)
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Balanced one...
Great Green Bush-Cricket ~ Grote groene sabelsprin…
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Rotterdam: Een stad die uitnodigt om anderen te on…
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Orange Ropes...
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Cycling in Dreamy Light...
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Common blue ~ Icarusblauwtje (Polyommatus icarus),…
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Clouded Yellow ~ Oranje luzernevlinder (Colias cro…
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Good Morning SunShine...
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Essex Skipper ~ Zwartsprietdikkopje (Thymelicus li…
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Green-veined White ~ Klein geaderd witje (Pieris…
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I'm not ready with my Butterflies :-) This one if from April this year and I love the fine mood in it...
Stairs Around...
Ermine moth (spec) ~ Spinselmot ~ Stippelmot (Ypon…
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See my three PiP's!!
1: Caterpillars in a leaf web.
2: Silk around the tree on the ground with caterpillars, larves and moth's.
3: The silk tree already without leaves :(
These little ones pack a punch, and can transform an ordinary neighborhood into something right out of a fantasy horror movie in no time.
Native to Europe, these moths like to make their homes in all kind of trees, in case you were wondering about the name. The "ermine" bit comes from the white, cobweb-like silk they produce to make cocoons for themselves--and for everything around them (like a fur coat for trees but gross).
When they nest, the larvae coat an entire tree (or bush, or hedgerow, or building, or anything) with layers of gauzy white silk, making everything look ghostly and white. While the silk doesn't do any harm to human-made objects, it can be damaging to plants, causing them to lose their leaves.
The trees look completely white. That's actually a layer of silk, and the specks you see are the moth caterpillars themselves. The caterpillars build communal nests and cocoons for safety, using whatever is around as the foundation.
Morning Colors above the lower Fence...
Small Heath ~ Hooibeestje (Coenonympha pamphilus).…
Ohhh, when the Sun is Coming Up above the Heather.…
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It was me a pleasure to see this wild Horse on the…
Paddo in a Curl...
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