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Caterpillars of Teia anartoides escaping by dropping on silk threads, or maybe preparing to balloon away on the wind |
Caterpillar of Tinea pellionella carrying its silken bag which it has covered with detritus Caterpillars use silk for many purposes:
Pupa of Papilio aegeus held by a silken girdle |
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(updated 8 January 2010, 29 January 2014)