A slow procession

Name: A slow procession
Uploaded: 2026-04-23T13:01:15Z
Duration: 59 s
Description: A queue of bag-shelter moth caterpillars ( Ochrogaster lunifer ) in Aldinga Scrub Conservation Park, Australia. Both the larval and adult forms have hairs that cause irritation to human skin.

A queue of bag-shelter moth caterpillars (Ochrogaster lunifer) in Aldinga Scrub Conservation Park, Australia. Both the larval and adult forms have hairs that cause irritation to human skin.

Video by Neil Bromhall; music, Markus Staab/Musopen.org (A Britannica Publishing Partner)

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