The white silk nests that are often destroyed by people are actually an important factor in the life of the eastern tent ...

The tents consist of numerous layers of dense silk webbing which contain much excrement and numerous molted skins. The female moths are dull reddish-brown with a wing expanse of 1 1/2 to 2 inches.

Mature caterpillars wander away from the “tent” after four to six weeks to search out a location to spin a cocoon, typically in the soil. Adult moths emerge from the cocoon in 3 weeks. Moths mate and ...

These two caterpillar specialists follow outbreaks of spongy moths, webworms and tent caterpillars. Cuckoos eat lots of spiny caterpillars. Their spines end up sticking to the lining in the cuckoo ...

Caterpillars that survive to become moths are preyed on heavily by bats, and most of the dozen bat species in Ohio are in decline. While most birds relish caterpillars, the tent caterpillars are ...