[NatureNS] Tiny caterpillar

From: "Jim Edsall" <jim.edsall@bellaliant.net>
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The silk lines are an escape mechanism. When disturbed the caterpillarsd 
drop from the trees on their safety lines and then climb back up when they 
feel safe. Many warblers and other small birds will flycatch the small 
caterpillars as they dangle from the tree.

Jim Edsall
Dartmouth, N.S.
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