I remember being fascinated by and staring in awe at this "stick-bag"
as a kid... I admired the ingenuity and meticulousness with which this
"stick-bag" is made. Even today, when I spied this marvel of nature on
one of Mum's rose plants, and knew that it wasn't a "stick-bag" but the
pupa case of a case moth, it still fascinated and intrigued me just the
same, if not more...
Case moths spin their cases out of silk and attach neatly sized twigs and other material to the outside for protection and camouflage.They spend most of their lives in the caterpillar stage – 1-2 years – and stay inside the cocoon, dragging it from place to place. If threatened they can seal off the entry and cut a new opening once the threat has passed. The females continue to live in their cases after they have pupated into adult moths but the males leave their cases fly off in search of females.
Information sourced from: Google
Case moths spin their cases out of silk and attach neatly sized twigs and other material to the outside for protection and camouflage.They spend most of their lives in the caterpillar stage – 1-2 years – and stay inside the cocoon, dragging it from place to place. If threatened they can seal off the entry and cut a new opening once the threat has passed. The females continue to live in their cases after they have pupated into adult moths but the males leave their cases fly off in search of females.
Information sourced from: Google
Beautiful art work of nature!
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