24 April 2019

In stitches


I've always been fascinated by caterpillars spinning and manipulating their  silk.   A variety of species stitch leaves together; this one apparently made use of a pre-existing fold in a  piece of lawn-chair fabric.  Via.

See:  The American Lady Butterfly (Vanessa virginiensis)

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