On a hillside in Dehua County, Quanzhou, Fujian
Huge "spider webs" appeared overnight?
What the hell is going on?
Spraying drugs for biological control (photo provided by the interviewee)
Mr. Lin, a villager who discovered this phenomenon, told reporters, "It is 30 square meters, and the web is full of caterpillars, very big hairs, many and many pieces, is this spider a sperm?"
Screenshot of the video
subsequently
Video that Mr. Lin will shoot
Posted on social platforms
It immediately attracted the attention of netizens
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Some netizens said, "Is this a spider becoming a sperm?"
Some ridiculed that this was the "entrance to Pansi Cave"
Some netizens analyzed
This is the canopy caterpillar or the American white moth
This matter has also attracted the attention of relevant departments of the local forestry bureau. On the 17th, the staff of the Dehua County Forestry Bureau responded to the Jimu News reporter that after on-site inspection, it was the inchworm that weaved the huge "spider web", which belonged to the larvae of the inchworm and was the canopy caterpillar. This insect mainly feeds on the leaves of broad-leaved trees such as sweetgum trees, and usually sleeps during the day and comes out to feed at night, which can lead to the death of broad-leaved trees in the event of an outbreak.
A huge "spider web" found in Longhan Village, Xunzhong Town, Dehua County (photo provided by the interviewee)
Staff said
Inchworms are not an alien species
It is more common in the local area
But weaving giant nets is really rare
There were several sweetgum trees near the place of the incident, which was the cause of the infestation. At present, drugs have been sprayed for prevention and control.
Source: Jimu News