tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post7021876881099656571..comments2024-03-27T18:20:38.176-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): Processionary caterpillarsMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-82167117165992491862012-11-06T16:13:08.645-06:002012-11-06T16:13:08.645-06:00I remember seeing a few of these trails growing up...I remember seeing a few of these trails growing up in an outback town in Central Queensland (Australia) - we used to call them witchetty grubs (or sometimes itchetty grubs because we thought the hairs would make you itchy), although I see now the term witchetty grubs may have actually meant something a little different <br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witchetty_grubMuzzmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06739179623828877665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-26127318526718209902012-11-06T12:13:34.441-06:002012-11-06T12:13:34.441-06:00That's a very interesting video, William. Fro...That's a very interesting video, William. From a distance those looked to me like "tent caterpillars" which are moth larvae rather than maggots - but the closer view toward the end is not a caterpillar I'm familiar with.<br /><br />Perhaps a reader here can offer an identification.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-34888512603059121112012-11-06T11:06:00.055-06:002012-11-06T11:06:00.055-06:00Here's another example of this behavior, in ma...Here's another example of this behavior, in maggots, filmed outside my home one morning. Mixed in with the maggots were beetle grubs. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYZIRFJ3RzkW_D_Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12841283259590535613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-15530563053209817492010-09-07T08:25:20.949-05:002010-09-07T08:25:20.949-05:00Very interesting. Thanx for adding the info and p...Very interesting. Thanx for adding the info and pix.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-57944158218322961712010-09-07T02:28:23.033-05:002010-09-07T02:28:23.033-05:00This post reminded me of a couple of photos from a...This post reminded me of a couple of photos from a camping trip a few years ago.<br /><br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/fbtville/4967101348/in/photostream/<br /><br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/fbtville/4966496603/in/photostream/<br /><br />I didn't know what they were at the time so I told the kids not to touch them. (Generally a good idea in Australia.) I got curious and did a quick search and found this fascinating page <br /><br />http://lepidoptera.butterflyhouse.com.au/noto/lunifer.html<br /><br />If I ever run across these little guys again I will look up in the trees for the nests and then at the base for the silk rope...<br /><br />Thanks for the post.expatQLDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16000119830847919774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-34872327674756074172010-09-06T17:44:24.325-05:002010-09-06T17:44:24.325-05:00That is one of the oddest things I've ever see...That is one of the oddest things I've ever seen! I didn't entirely believe it until I checked the link. Awesome!Adamnoreply@blogger.com