Thousands of hungry caterpillars have returned to munch on their favourite Shropshire hedgerow in what is a spectacular sight for passing Salopians.
Speaking back in 2021, John Hughes, development manager at Shropshire Wildlife Trust, said the occurrence is not as uncommon as people may assume.The covering is essentially copious layers of silk which are spun by caterpillars to give themselves – and their food source – protection from predators, before they hatch into Ermine moths.
He said:"Classically you get this on hedgerows and you will get great lengths of hedgerow covered in what is in effect silk."They spin this web to give themselves protection and underneath the web they are chomping away on leaves and whatever. In a few days they will hatch out and fly off and the web will disintegrate fairly quickly."It is quite common but spectacular, particularly when it covers a big area.
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