Pictures show incredible web created by ermine moths on Yorkshire hedgePictures show incredible web created by ermine moths on Yorkshire hedge
Pictures show incredible web created by ermine moths on Yorkshire hedge

Pictures show incredible web created by ermine moth caterpillars on Yorkshire hedge which they will eat from within

These pictures show the incredible phenomenon created by caterpillars on a Yorkshire hedge.

The creatures have taken over the hedge on the A661 towards Spofforth. Ermine moths make a web of protection while they eat the hedge from within, however it should cause no lasting damage to the hedge itself. All photos by Gerard Binks.

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