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Inchworm in Camouflage
Inchworms, also known as cankerworms or measuring worms, are not actually worms and are caterpillars in the Geometridae family of moths. These little guys come in all sorts of colors to match their surroundings. This one, if you haven’t already spotted him, is black with a yellow strip running the length of its body. They’re mainly preyed on by some birds, lizards, and wasps, and stiffen straight to probably resemble a twig as this one did when I started moving the plant he was on. This inchworm was found southeast of Kirksville on private land while I was attending an all day seminar on land management.
Inchworm in Camouflage
Inchworms, also known as cankerworms or measuring worms, are not actually worms and are caterpillars in the Geometridae family of moths. These little guys come in all sorts of colors to match their surroundings. This one, if you haven’t already spotted him, is black with a yellow strip running the length of its body. They’re mainly preyed on by some birds, lizards, and wasps, and stiffen straight to probably resemble a twig as this one did when I started moving the plant he was on. This inchworm was found southeast of Kirksville on private land while I was attending an all day seminar on land management.