Mothra

When I serviced the trail cameras last weekend I discovered another infestation of gypsy moth caterpillars hiding behind and underneath a couple of cameras.  It was an excellent opportunity to squish them to death with my gloved hands and them stomp them with my boot for extra measure.

This one took a selfie before it died.

 

Mothra

This has got to be the singularly most gross and disgusting thing I have seen in a while.   

Gypsy moth caterpillars clustered on a trail camera.  Blech!  Gross!  

I squashed the disgusting and nasty invaders with my gloved hands and flicked their squirmy guts into the mud and turf and squashed them again for good measure with my boot.   

I hate gypsy moth season.

Mothra

This has got to be the singularly most gross and disgusting thing I have seen in awhile.

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Gypsy moth caterpillars clustered on the base of a trail camera.

Blech!

I flicked the disgusting little invaders into the mud and squashed them to death with my boot.

Eeek!

An icky caterpillar on the camera.  Blech!

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My guess is gypsy moth.

Mothra

I noticed that the leaves on an oak tree were looking sort of gnawed-upon.

Looking at the underside of the foliage I found exactly who I suspected was responsible.

Gypsy moth caterpillar.

It's amazing the amount of damage these hungry little monsters can do.

I knocked it from the leaf and stomped it with my  boot.

Death to the mothra!