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Pine Processionary

Thaumetopoea pityocampa

About

A grey moth whose caterpillars march in long nose-to-tail processions between their silk nests and feeding sites. The larvae's urticating hairs cause severe allergic reactions.

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Did You Know?

Jean-Henri Fabre once tricked a procession into following itself in a circle for seven days without stopping.