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Mystery Caterpillars and Chrysalises
Mystery Caterpillars
These are probably mostly moth caterpillars.
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| Caterpillars, Little Scaly Mountain, NC, 8/17/04. Granted, tent caterpillars take it to an extreme, but this is clearly a bad case of sibling rivalry. | Eno River SP, Old Cole Mill Road access, 6/23/05 | Durham, 9/28/05 |
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| Tussock moth caterpillar, Penny's Bend, Durham County, NC, 8/23/05 | North Charleston, SC, 3/26/06. These were abundant in a clearing, feeding on a weed. | Eno River State Park, Few's Ford access, Cox Mountain, Orange County, NC, 4/12/06 | Durham, 9/10/06 |
Mystery Chrysalises
These, in turn, belong to butterfly pupae. Because controlled burns at Penny's Bend keep the trees from growing to towering heights, we actually get to see chrysalises there.
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| Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 10/15/05 | Same time and place | Penny's Bend Nature Preserve, Durham County, NC, 11/30/05 |
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