這種昆蟲名叫稠李巢蛾 (Bird-cherry Ermine Moth),是一種習性相當特別的蛾…成蟲的背上會有這種黑色的斑點。
![An adult, with stylish black spots.](http://teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/desktop-1428694587.jpg)
UK Moths
但這種昆蟲最特殊的並不是成蟲的習性…而是幼蟲時期為了保護自己的行為!
自然界的生物都會為了保護小寶寶或者捍衛食物,而有一些各自的防禦方法,但稠李巢蛾的幼蟲所使用的絕招,真的看起來很壯觀!
![In the foreground, you can see healthy, uninfested trees. The infested ones are shrouded in white behind them. It's all very fitting for a cemetery, but this isn't healthy and can cause problems for the trees down the line.](http://teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/desktop-1428694595.jpg)
L.H. Trevail
你有看見巢蛾幼蟲們的傑作嗎?
那近一點呢?有發現這上面滿滿都是白色的絲嗎?
![Up close, the trees look completely white. That's actually a layer of silk, and the specks you see are the moth caterpillars themselves. The caterpillars build communal nests and cocoons for safety, using whatever is around as the foundation.](http://teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/desktop-1428694550.jpg)
Flickr|Johan van Beilen
沒錯!這就是稠李巢蛾的幼蟲保障生命和食物的方法!
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Flickr|Johan van Beilen
他們會集體吐一堆絲、編織成巨大的網子,讓自己覆蓋在其中、並且確保食物不會被別的生物偷走!
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Tumblr|Liselotte Eriksson
也因此讓自己在蛻變成蛾的期間、能夠不受敵人攻擊!
![Many people mistook the phenomenon for a frost at first, and you can see why.](http://teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/desktop-1428694602.jpg)
Rocking on the Wilde Side
這張椅子並不是純粹堆積了灰塵而已啊…上頭還有滿滿的巢蛾幼蟲!
![](http://teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/desktop-1428694598.jpg)
L.H. Trevail
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L.H. Trevail
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Wikimedia Commons|Per Erik Strandberg
雖然看起來真的很驚悚…但也不得不佩服大自然的鬼斧神工,沒想到小小的幼蟲居然能夠編出這麼壯觀的網!
![](http://teepr.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/desktop-1428695575.jpg)
L.H. Trevail
來源:The Guardian|Daily Mail|Telegraph
這真的很驚人…快分享給其他超討厭毛蟲的朋友們看吧!(咦?)
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