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11-JUN-2006

Eastern Tent Caterpillar - Malacosoma americanum

Cass Meadows, Athol, Ma.

Canon EOS 20D
1/200s f/10.0 at 100.0mm iso100 with Flash full exif

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Tom Murray17-Jun-2006 05:23
These caterpillars make nests in trees, and will defoliate the tree. They turn into a stocky brown moth.
Guest 16-Jun-2006 06:32
Pretty markings on this, what type butterfly will it become?
Good, clean shot btw. ;-)