East Anglian-based entomologist, Dr Ian Bedford, said: "Inside that net blanket is thousands and thousands of little ...

HUGE webs have been spotted on hedges in Herefordshire, leaving many wondering what on earth they are and what has created them.

HUGE webs have been spotted festooning hedges in Herefordshire. But despite their spooky appearance, the webs are not the creation of an eight-legged creature. Instead, they are believed to be the ...

It’s also true that some moth larvae feast on the natural fibers ... Some erebids are more impressive with their wings furled—the white ermine moth (Spilosoma lubricipeda) is one of them.

“It is, however, the silken webbing of the larvae which is most ... The adult moths fly later in summer and are white or greyish with many small black dots, which is the origin of their ermine name.

Thousands of caterpillars have descended on a street in Nottingham and produced massive webs, looking like "a scene from ...

Residents were stunned after thousands of caterpillars spun incredible webs on their street, making it "look like a scene ...

An ermine moth is white with small black spots on the forewing ... the trees are encased in thick cobwebs with eggs and larvae which can cause them stress and the caterpillars of the apple ...

The spooky phenomenon is nothing to do with spiders and is in fact ermine caterpillars. Ermine caterpillars take over bird cherry, spindle or orchard blossom trees as well as hawthorn and blackthorn.

The tiny larvae have made large webs to protect their ... can gorge on vegetation before they pupate into bird cherry ermine moths. Freaked-out locals said the scene looked like the creepy ...