This is the cocoon of Urodid moth which is to be found in the Amazon
The cocoon of a urodid moth. (Image credit: Jeff Cremer / Rainforest Expeditions) 3. Basket cocoon . Inside the delicate mesh of a basketlike web, a young urodid moth larva waits to grow to maturity.
Urodid Moth Cocoon Peruvian Rainforest Snapshot
The Amazonian moth belonging to the family of Urodidae weaves one of the strangest and most beautiful cocoons in the insect world. Unlike other cocoons that completely enclose the pupa in silk, in which to complete the metamorphosis process, Urodidae cocoons have a coarse open mesh design with an exit at the bottom, and hangs like a pendulum on a long thread of silk from the underside of a leaf.
Urodid Moth "Open Network" Cocoon Photo by Jeff Cremer pics
This video is unavailable. Watch on. The color of the Urodid moth cocoon protects it from rainforest predators. The bright orange color tricks predators into thinking that the cocoon is poisonous. This adaptation helps a moth emerge safely. More cool content to check out:
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World's Weirdest Moths Related NeatoShop Items Natural Curiosities - Dessert Plates Comments ( 0 This wonder of nature is a urodid moth cocoon. What advantage does this screen offer that a full cocoon doesn't?
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Fascinating Nature The Urodid Moth
Pupation takes place in a cream-coloured cocoon attached to a stem or branch of the host. Adult males fly at daylight, from early afternoon to late evening. The moth flies rapidly rather short distances (appr. 10 m) close to the soil surface. Its behavior resembles that of a pyralid moth Ratasa alienalis (Eversmann, 1844). Wings of the female.
Pupa of an urodid moth in its Basket cocoon from Ecuador … Flickr
The Urodid moth cocoon is suspended by a thread, which prevents ants from reaching it. It's color fools predators into thinking it is poisonous.
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The Urodid moth cocoon is an incredible thing...its spun golden cage
The Amazonian moth belonging to the family of Urodidae weaves one of the strangest and most beautiful cocoons in the insect world.
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The incredible urodid moth cocoon. May 6, 2015 May 6, 2015 snapzuearth. While Destin from Smarter Every Day was visiting us here in Tambopata, we came across one of the most incredible examples of art in nature we've ever seen. More info at source. View Full Post.
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Fascinating Nature The Urodid Moth
Urodid moths are known for constructing open mesh cocoons to hold their pupae. Filmed in the Ecuadorian Amazon rainforest. Release details Model release not required. Property release not required. Keywords amazon american ant ants biological biology butterfly chrysalis cocoon ecuador frond hanging hangs insect insects leaf lepidoptera
Amazonian urodid moth cocoon. Photo by Jeff Cremer,
Nature's 3D Printer: The Incredible Urodid Moth Cocoon / Smarter Every Day 94 Posted in Events_Interviews - Events_Interviews by * FORMAKERS While Destin from Smarter Every Day was visiting us here in Tambopata, we came across one of the most incredible examples of art in nature we've ever seen. © Jeff Cremer
Cocoon with larva inside. Possibly a collapsed urodid moth cocoon
Urodidae, whose species are commonly known as false burnet moths, is a family of moths in the lepidopteran order. It is the type genus in the superfamily, Urodoidea, with three genera, one of which, Wockia, occurs in Europe. Taxonomy and systematics
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A new genus of Urodidae, Geoesthia gen. nov., is described with the type species, Geoesthia ceylonica sp. nov. from Sri Lanka. This is the second urodid genus from the Oriental Region. The new species is the only urodid recorded from Sri Lanka. The new genus is distinguished from all the known genera within Urodidae by a combination of four.
Urodid moth cocoon's lattice structure Jervis Lum Pinterest Moth
An UNBELIEVABLE Urodid Moth Cocoon This 'open network' cocoon structure is quite different from other moth cocoons in that it only partially encloses.
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The Urodid moth spins an incredible open-net cocoon around its pupa not for beauty but for survival. While the weave may seem more vulnerable to predators, the benefits are numerous: more airflow which prevents the formation of fungus and mould, no catchment of rainfall which could result in drowning and a structure that makes it harder for ants to feed on the pupa.
🔥 Urodid moth cacoon . Though it looks man made. The netting around the
Urodid moth cocoon Family Urodidae Tweet Description: Found this on a tree that was covered in red lichen; it was already empty, so I tried to take a closer shot of it. The caterpillars of this family form a basket around the cocoon that hags from the tree, which prevents ants from eating it.