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Pine Processionary Caterpillar Thaumetopoea pityocampa ... The pine processionary caterpillar is the best known of all the processionaries, studied as early as 1736 by Raumier and later by Fabre (1898) whose essay “ The life of the caterpillar” is among the classics of popular entomological literature.
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Thaumetopoeidae - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Case in point: the processionary caterpillar. The noted French naturalist, Jean Henri Fabre`, studied this unique little furry insect in great detail. What makes this caterpillar special is its instinct to follow in lock step the caterpillar in front of it.
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See how that line of caterpillars goes on and on into the distance? Those are processionary catterpillars. When they go searching for food, they follow the leader, which is whoever happens to be the first guy out of the next in the morning. ... He lays down a thread that each other caterpillar follows and adds to.
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Do you have the processionary caterpillar syndrome? ... The renowned French Naturalist, Jean-Henri Fabre, in an experiment with processionary caterpillars was able to entice them on to the rim of a large flowerpot. Processionary caterpillars move through the forest in a long procession feeding on pine needles.
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Sterol-percentage of the pine processionary caterpillar at different stages, and of the pine needles that serve as food. Results obtained ...
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produced by the hairs of the pine processionary caterpillar (Th. pityocampa Schiff.) 1. ... oak processionary caterpillar have been studied by morpho- ...
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Processionary Caterpillars from The Story Book of Science by Jean Henri Fabre ... "The processionary caterpillar of the oak marches in another way. It is covered with white hairs turned back and very long. One nest contains from seven to eight hundred individuals.
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The oak processionary caterpillar (Thaumetopoea processionea Lepidoptera) is found in several European countries. ... The oak processionary caterpillar (Thaumetopoea processionea Lepidoptera) is found in several European countries. It usually lives in oak forests or on single-standing oak trees.
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The processionary caterpillar, Thaumetopoea processionea, caused much inconvenience in the Netherlands in 1996-1997; from the medical point of view, mostly itching and skin rash. ... After contact with stinging bristles of the caterpillar and with the pesticide Dimilin SC-48, of which diflubenzurone is the active agent,
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