Nature
Maaike Wants to Know If She Saw a Unicorn Moth Caterpillar
Forester Frans Kapteijns answers nature questions, identifying a saddle grasshopper in France and a small pearl-bordered butterfly in Hoeven. He confirms Maaike Van Der Werf’s photo is an eekhoornvlinder (unicorn moth) caterpillar from Germany. Additionally, he explains that two trees in Harfsen are connected via natural grafting, or inosculation, where cambium layers fuse after bark wear.
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