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Processionary caterpillars /

The larval stage of the bag shelter moth is a woolly caterpillar and their hirsute appearance plays an important role in their unusual behavior. When they emerge to feed, they form a procession, creeping along nose to tail in a colossal caterpillar conga-line. Researchers at La Trobe University mana...

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Other Authors: Lawrence, Roslyn (Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:This edition in English.
Published: Australia ; New South Wales : ABC Commercial, 2011.
Series:Catalyst ; Series 12, Episode 13, Part 6
VAST: academic video online
Subjects:
Caterpillars > Behavior.
Caterpillars.
Chenilles > Mœurs et comportement.
Chenilles.
Caterpillars
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Summary:The larval stage of the bag shelter moth is a woolly caterpillar and their hirsute appearance plays an important role in their unusual behavior. When they emerge to feed, they form a procession, creeping along nose to tail in a colossal caterpillar conga-line. Researchers at La Trobe University managed to get to the bottom of this hairy caravan.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed July 10, 2014).
Physical Description:1 online resource (2 min.).
Playing Time:00:02:35