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Cocoon

Photo by Ismael Chaves
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Description:

I found this weird cocoon with a hole on the back side and there was a little jumping spider inside it

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Comments (6)
The MnMs
Hopefully the moth left and it has not been predated :-)
Ismael Chaves
Thanks for the info martinl, I was thinking that the yellow thing was a kind of fungus and that the spider made the hole to eat the cocoon
MartinL
I would guess this is a moth like one of those woolly bears. They often cover their cocoons with their spines to aid in camouflage. It has emerged, and flown away and a new tenant moved into its empty home. Cool.

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PublishedDecember 20, 2011

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