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Photo by kzapata44
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Field Notes

Habitat:

Near a lake

Species ID Suggestions

Forest Tent Caterpillar

Malacosoma disstria

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Jacob Gorneau
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Comments (4)
Jacob Gorneau
I cannot tell from this far away, but they look much like Forest Tent Caterpillars to me. You may want confirmation.
ChristineFontanaMcIvor
Looks like gypsy moth caterpillars to me. As a child they DECIMATED the vegetation in the neighborhood I grew up in. They seem to have a large "swarm" effect every so many years and they WILL kill the trees if there is enough of them.

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PublishedMay 28, 2012

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