Brown tailed Moth Euproctis chrysorrhoea
The caterpillars of the Brown tailed Moth spend their early stages of development in large communal webs for their protection later when they emerge they are protected with body hairs that are extremely irritating if they embedd in the skin
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Location: Spurn Point Humberside UK.
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves; Agfa Awards Winner / Alamy / Afripics
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