Eastern Tent Moth Caterpillar(s)

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 5:45 pm

The Eastern Tent Moth Caterpillar, Malacosoma americanum

EOS 20D
Manual mode/hand held
1/250 sec. @ f/14 ISO 400
Canon 60mm f/2.8 macro
Canon 430EX Speedlite (-1/3)
Midday, in shade
Post processing and stitching, Photo Impact 6

beetleman · Post by **beetleman** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 7:59 am

Excellent photos Ken...is it that time already for them

Lots of fine (hair & silk) details showing in the pictures. They are a pretty caterpiller but a real pest to trees

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Sat Apr 07, 2007 8:05 am

Doug wrote:

They are a pretty caterpiller but a real pest to trees

They sure are Doug and can really make a mess of things. I don't know of anyone who uses the silk from these things. They sure produce a lot of it. Seems as though someone would or should have found a use for it and so, begin farming the stuff.

Thanks Doug