Creeping caterpillars - what’s this?

Shropshire Star photographer James Watkins spotted the caterpillar nest just outside Munslow on the B4368 towards Bridgnorth.Shropshire Star photographer James Watkins spotted the caterpillar nest just outside Munslow on the B4368 towards Bridgnorth.

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This article was posted on May 31, 2008 at 2:40 pm.
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  1. Adrian said: May 31st, 2008 at 8:09 pm

    This looks like the larval nest of one of the Small Ermine Moths, possibly Yponomeuta padella, not uncommon on Hawthorn and Blackthorn.

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