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Photo by tomk3886
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Field Notes

Description:

Looks like a mass of cotton balls with white hairs sticking out of them.

Habitat:

Found on a plastic tarp on the edge of a mixed forest.

Notes:

Is this a mass of moth cocoons?

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
syzygy
Whadda heck?! Looks quite alien... (as fungi often do so) My first thought was fungus... And also the second one... Cannot be that these are dead eggs covered (killed?) by fungus? Rather exciting spotting!

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Butterflies & Moths of the World
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Nests, hives, bowers, webs & other animal architecture
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Florida's Flora & Fauna
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Insects of Florida
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FLaGA-Bama Neighborhood Nature Watch
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PublishedJune 27, 2021

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