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Pine Processionary

Thaumetopoea pityocampa

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Description:

Invasive species and very dangerous to children and pets if approached as they can fire off poisonous hairs. I took these pics from a couple of metres away. If we get any in our garden we cut them off and burn them

Habitat:

Pine trees on limestone mountainside.

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PublishedJanuary 24, 2016

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