Caterpillar webbing on Chamise
This is webbing on a stem of native Chamise (Adenostoma fasciculatum, Rosaceae) in the woods today, but it's the work of a caterpillar and not a spider. If you look close, you can see the caterpillar in a little tube-shaped house. I don't know what kind of moth it will become, but I've seen them before -- see this photo and this photo and this photo. Spiders aren't the only ones. Happy Web Webnesday! (San Marcos Pass, 27 March 2024)
Caterpillar webbing on Chamise
This is webbing on a stem of native Chamise (Adenostoma fasciculatum, Rosaceae) in the woods today, but it's the work of a caterpillar and not a spider. If you look close, you can see the caterpillar in a little tube-shaped house. I don't know what kind of moth it will become, but I've seen them before -- see this photo and this photo and this photo. Spiders aren't the only ones. Happy Web Webnesday! (San Marcos Pass, 27 March 2024)