Fall Webworm Photo Essay

[peliknish at my-deja.com]

Good point Eric.  I bet most people who went there from this forum
thought that that was stupid.  I was partly just being silly with the
playboy magazine lingo, but still, there is something about writhing
larvae that seems to be inately repulsive to the average layman, myself
included.  That's fading though as i learn more about them.  And I
suppose I'm just getting used to the look of them.

I put your comment up on my site. "turn off" links to it.  Tell me if
you want me to take it down. (post here or email:k at beagleton.com)

By the way, an open question:
We've noticed that the larvae tend to stay still for a while then
suddenly start bending back and forth, seemingly in unison. Is there a
name for this behavior?  And assuming that they're moving in unison is
not just an illusion, is it known how they do this?  What cues they use
to synchronize?

thanks for the feedback,
kurt

In article <39b64c18$0$34975$2a0ee87e at news.tdin.com>,
  "Eric or Pat Metzler" <spruance at infinet.com> wrote:
> Why is it that we react with the phrase "turn-off" to a photograph of
> insects behaving normally?  I do not think it is a turn-off, rather
it is an
> opportunity to learn.  Glass half full vs glass half empty I guess.
>
> Thinking of moths and all the the wonderful things they do
>
> Eric Metzler
> in Columbus OH
>
> <peliknish at my-deja.com> wrote in message news:8p3au8
$2k$1 at nnrp1.deja.com...
> > I did this this durring the rain storm yesterday:
> > http://www.beagleton.com/toon/fall/fall.html
> >
> > ok, it's not really informative and it's not terribly
> > entertaining... but at least it's short.
> >
> >
> >
> > ciao
> > kurt
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> > Before you buy.
>
>


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