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Once Upon a Time...

Once upon a time, there was a redhumped caterpillar gorging on the leaves of a redbud tree. For three days, the hungry caterpillar gobbled the leaves, like an insect version of Pac-Man. It snipped, shredded and skeletonized the leaves and then went for more. On the fourth day, it lay motionless,...

Redhumped Caterpillar

REDHUMPED CATERPILLAR gorges on the leaves of a redbud tree. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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THIS redhumped caterpillar never made it to a redhumped caterpillar moth. A spider and an army of Argentine ants made sure of that. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Friday, October 8, 2010 at 8:05 PM

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Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Argentine ants (2), redhumped caterpillar (3), Schizura concinna (3)

This Red(bud's) for You

There's a whole lot of crunchin' going on. The redhumped caterpillar has discovered our redbud tree, which it considers an "all-you-can" buffet. Now this is a voracious eater on the same scale of a fellow named Joey "Jaws" Chestnut. Seconds? Yes, please.Thirds? Of course.Fourths? Definitely.Well,...

Redhumped Caterpillars

REDHUMPED CATERPILLARS dining on a leaf of a redbud tree. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Skeletonized Leaf

SKELETONIZED LEAF of a redbud tree damaged by redhumped caterpillars. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Monday, September 27, 2010 at 8:48 PM

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Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: Art Shapiro (297), redhumped caterpillar (3), Schizura concinna (3)

Posts Tagged: Schizura concinna

Once Upon a Time...

This Red(bud's) for You

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