These social caterpillars make incredibly beautiful silk nests (“tents”) that they use as communal shelters to rest and to get protection when they are not venturing into the trees to feed on leaves. . Although they look like a pest, Eastern tent caterpillars (Malacosoma americanum) are native to North America. . They are voracious eaters, thus these caterpillars can appear like a threat to the forest but they really don’t tend to cause serious damage to the plants that they eat. They only feed
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These social caterpillars make incredibly beautiful silk nests (“tents”) that they use as communal shelters to rest and to get protection when they are not venturing into the trees to feed on leaves. . Although they look like a pest, Eastern tent caterpillars (Malacosoma americanum) are native to North America. . They are voracious eaters, thus these caterpillars can appear like a threat to the forest but they really don’t tend to cause serious damage to the plants that they eat. They only feed
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Tent Worms or Malacosoma americanum are caterpillars who build a silk cocoon around their many eggs. They crawl around this web quickly and create silk paths through which to move around.
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Tent Worms or Malacosoma americanum are caterpillars who build a silk cocoon around their many eggs. They crawl around this web quickly and create silk paths through which to move around.
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