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8 5 Chinese oak silk moth

Chinese oak silk moth

by AdrianLeathers云南, Paracel Islands

0 0 Silk Oak

Silk Oak

by JOHN2Longwood, Florida, USA

Stems & Leaves are alternate

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by ElissaHarbuckSandy Springs, Georgia, USA

Hanging from a silk thread

0 1 Golden silk orb-weaver

Golden silk orb-weaver

by MichaelEdwardFlorida, USA

Large web with the spider and its stored food shown.

1 0 Oak-Tussar Silk Moth

Oak-Tussar Silk Moth

by IrungbamJatishworSinghThimphu, Bhutan

caterpillars which produce wild silk of ...

5 10 Silk Button Galls on Oak leaf

Silk Button Galls on Oak leaf

by staccyhGuildford, England, United Kingdom

These are Silk Button Galls and are ...

0 0 Japanese silk moth

Japanese silk moth

by Dijana SerhatlicFederacija Bosne i Hercegovine, Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Japanese silk moth or Japanese

0 0 Silk moth cocoon

Silk moth cocoon

by KarenLTennessee, USA

Empty silk moth cocoons (probably ...

0 2 Oak Leaf Roller

Oak Leaf Roller

by MintMouseGarden City, New York, USA

These little guys are dropping out of the

1 0 Golden Silk Orb Weaver

Golden Silk Orb Weaver

by MachiFlorida, USA

These spiders have long legs with clumps of hair on them. They are fairly ...

10 4 Silk Moth Cat

Silk Moth Cat

by IrungbamJatishworSinghཐིམ་ཕུ, Bhutan

A beautiful moth cat. About 9 inch in length. found feeding on

0 2 Oak Leafroller

Oak Leafroller

by KelseyClelandPennsylvania, USA

It is often called a silkworm in the US as well. The reason for this is that it ...

0 1 Silk moth Cocoon

Silk moth Cocoon

by joanbstanleyTexas, USA

I found this cocoon on my deck. It was attached to a twig that had broken off ...

3 1 Spotting

Spotting

by MachiIndiana, USA

Callosamia promethea cocoon?

3 5 Oak Galls

Oak Galls

by Hema ShahCalifornia, USA

This oak leaf had at least 4 types of galls ...

3 1 Japanese Silk Moth

Japanese Silk Moth

by pamsai山梨市 (Yamanashi), 中部 (Chubu Region), Japan

The Japanese Silk Moth or Japanese

1 2 Japanese Silk Moth

Japanese Silk Moth

by pamsai山梨市 (Yamanashi), 中部 (Chubu Region), Japan

And now for the spottings from Japan. The Japanese

13 3 Japanese Silk Moth

Japanese Silk Moth

by pamsaiYamanashi, Yamanashi, Japan

The Japanese Silk Moth or Japanese

0 0 Golden Silk Orbweaver

Golden Silk Orbweaver

by Lee WilliamsFlorida, USA

Web: about 2ft. in diameter and about 5ft. off the ground. Also known as the ...

0 0 Silk Bay

Silk Bay

by KarenPuracanFlorida, USA

From the Archbold Station website (slightly edited); "The

1 1 Southern Silky-Oak

Southern Silky-Oak

by LeubaVictoria, Australia

A tall tree with beautiful orange-yellow flowers arranged like little brushes. ...

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by AlexanderSteinEugene, Oregon, USA

silk from the

1 0 Silk moth

Silk moth

by BugEricArizona, USA

Medium-sized, relatively drab moth. Note furry legs. Resembles a small sphinx ...

2 4 Silk Oak

Silk Oak

by kkbognerHonolulu, Hawaii, USA

Possibly of the Proteaceae family. Very elaborate red/orange/yellow flowers ...

2 0 Golden Silk Orb-Weaver Spider

Golden Silk Orb-Weaver Spider

by Ric3Tarpon Springs, Florida, USA

Color varies from reddish to greenish yellow w/ distinct whiteness around the ...

0 0 Golden Silk Spider

Golden Silk Spider

by AshleyTLouisiana, USA

Large, yellow abdomen with hair tufts on the legs. This is the female, the ...

1 0 Golden Silk Orbweaver

Golden Silk Orbweaver

by MachiFlorida, USA

The male is the very small one, and the female is much larger, as is typical ...

1 0 Silk Oak

Silk Oak

by alicelongmartinSarasota, Florida, USA

A Pale grey tree about 50 feet high with green striated leaves and beautiful ...

3 1 Polyphemus Moth Caterpillar

Polyphemus Moth Caterpillar

by Daniel PrinceTennessee, USA

Translucent neon green caterpillar approximately 3" in length and 0.75" in ...

1 3 Bushtit

Bushtit

by CindyBinghamKeiserSan Diego, California, USA

This male is building a pendant nest out of lichen and moss wrapped in spider ...

0 0 Banana Spider/Golden-Silk  Orb Weaver

Banana Spider/Golden-Silk Orb Weaver

by KarenPuracanFlorida, USA

didn't see her in time. The web was huge, spreading at least 10 feet ...

0 2 Daddy longlegs o Harvestmen

Daddy longlegs o Harvestmen

by LuisStevensSan Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Daddy longlegs with only one body segment and very long legs. In an

4 0 Rosy Maple Moth

Rosy Maple Moth

by CarolSnowMilnePennsylvania, USA

A type of Royal Silk Moth. Family: ...

3 12 Polyphemus Moth (cocoon)

Polyphemus Moth (cocoon)

by Mandy HollmanGeorgia, USA

it had started last night. It used a leaf and a paper bag, in addition to its ...

27 31 Lantern bug

Lantern bug

by Sewමධ්‍යම පළාත, Sri Lanka

uncommon, and can be found in the rain aswell as on clear evenings. As with ...

0 0 Acorn-like Seed

Acorn-like Seed

by ChunXingWongTawau, Sabah, Malaysia

smooth like it is made of silk. The ...

32 26 Io Moth (male)

Io Moth (male)

by CarolSnowMilneLehighton, Pennsylvania, United States

Large, colorful moth in the Saturniidae family. (

0 1 Orchard Orbweaver

Orchard Orbweaver

by KarenPuracanFlorida, USA

spider hanging underneath it. It was hung between two branches in an

1 0 Silk-button causer/gall

Silk-button causer/gall

by AlexKonigHeerlen, Limburg, Netherlands

The Silk button Gall ----is abundant on the ...

0 3 Oak Apple (made by Gall Wasp)

Oak Apple (made by Gall Wasp)

by QWMomGeorgia, USA

thin - like a ping-pong ball. I could not tell if it was wood or leave or ...

0 2 Forest tent caterpillar

Forest tent caterpillar

by KarenLFranklin, Tennessee, USA

molting. They lay down strands of silk as ...

55 51 Polyphemus Moth

Polyphemus Moth

by jgorneauNew York, USA

Polyphemus Moth is the most widespread

10 1 Polyphemus Moth

Polyphemus Moth

by AliceGriffithTexas, USA

, the giant silk moths.[1] It is a tan ...

3 0 Golden Silk Orbweaver / Banana Spider

Golden Silk Orbweaver / Banana Spider

by cherylv2.0Pensacola, Florida, USA

Large colorful spiders about 2.5". They have multi-layer webs with a large ...

4 1 Oak Slug Caterpillar

Oak Slug Caterpillar

by MelindaKiserOhio, USA

Pale green with 2 pairs of horn like projections with black spines, and 3 pairs ...

2 5 Oak Processionary Moth

Oak Processionary Moth

by AntónioGinjaGinjaBraga, Portugal

The Oak Processionary (Thaumetopoea ...

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