And this is a brown tail moth caterpillar (Euproctis chrysorrhoea) with its distinctive twin red dots. Apparently these can cause quite serious infestations and are not therefore always welcomed by gardeners. I have not mentioned its appearance to the gardener in our household yet...
A collection of writing, images and sounds inspired by natural history, by Somerset artist Duncan Cameron and Norfolk musician Adam Clark
Monday, 6 June 2011
Recent Photos
Just a quick posting of a couple of recent photos.
First is a treecreeper (Certhia familiaris) - common but not always easy to spot as they scurry over the bark of a tree using that dagger-like bill to find and skewer invertebrates:
And this is a brown tail moth caterpillar (Euproctis chrysorrhoea) with its distinctive twin red dots. Apparently these can cause quite serious infestations and are not therefore always welcomed by gardeners. I have not mentioned its appearance to the gardener in our household yet...
And this is a brown tail moth caterpillar (Euproctis chrysorrhoea) with its distinctive twin red dots. Apparently these can cause quite serious infestations and are not therefore always welcomed by gardeners. I have not mentioned its appearance to the gardener in our household yet...
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