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Description:

In this video, notice the way the caterpillar floats through the air! I have never seen this before, but it looks to be doing it through silk, but for what purpose? (Ignore my heavy creepy breathing -- we just stopped jogging up a mountain to record this.) :)

Habitat:

Old Baldy Trail that leads up to Mt. Wrightson -- one of the local mountains made up of the Coronado mountains and reached through Madera Canyon. It was at about 7,500 feet that we found the green caterpillar.

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Comments (5)
Ivan Rodriguez
Thank you textless. :) Anytime Karen, and yeah! I've learned how to manage, and like you say, you don't want to be unprepared when a potential spotting is seen nearby!
KarenL
Really interesting - thanks for sharing! I'm very impressed that you jog with your camera; I've just started running with my little point & shoot - I think I am becoming obsessed about not missing a shot! :)
Ivan Rodriguez
Thank you, it was really something to see at the moment! :)
florida33girl
Not sure what kind of caterpillar this is, but it's definitely attached to a silk line. Caterpillars often to do this when they need to change locations quickly, generally to escape a predator. Learn more about caterpillar silk and its uses here: http://lepcurious.blogspot.com/2011/08/caterpillars-and-silk.html

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PublishedOctober 23, 2011

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