Lunch break at school today found this fellow just hangin' around - I liked the shadow and the textures in the fence - only had my phone on me so this is it
Wow that really leaps out at you superb processing the shadow wood grain and the shard of wood are wonderful and enhance the moths form so well : superb
@grannysue thought you might be interested
Case moths spend most of their lives in the caterpillar phase; this part of their life cycle can last 1-2 years. As caterpillars, they never leave their cases. However, they can be very mobile, dragging their large cocoons along as they move around. If they feel threatened they can seal off the end of the cocoon, cutting a new opening once the threat has passed. The females continue to live in their cases after they’ve pupated into adult moths, but the males leave their cases after pupation to fly off in search of females.
June 20th, 2013
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@derekvickers thanks Derek :)
Case moths spend most of their lives in the caterpillar phase; this part of their life cycle can last 1-2 years. As caterpillars, they never leave their cases. However, they can be very mobile, dragging their large cocoons along as they move around. If they feel threatened they can seal off the end of the cocoon, cutting a new opening once the threat has passed. The females continue to live in their cases after they’ve pupated into adult moths, but the males leave their cases after pupation to fly off in search of females.