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By flagpole
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Soaring Hawk Community Regular

Soaring Hawk

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  • Location: Bedfordshire/Herts border 40m asl
  • Weather Preferences: Cold, crisp, calm and sunny
    • Location: Bedfordshire/Herts border 40m asl
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    :D *skin crawling* Thanks Flaggy. Just as I was going off to bed. To be nice to Mr H.

    I don't think so now.

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    Rustynailer Aficionado

    Rustynailer

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  • Location: Western Isle of Wight
  • Weather Preferences: Snow, Storm, anything loud and dramatic.
    • Location: Western Isle of Wight
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    uuuuurrrrrrrrrrrgh thats so gross, the bikes and around the houses :) uuuuurrrrgh, its too creepy, its like some scifi movie. How did you find that monster anyway? :D

    I am still tingling with the creeps now and dont want to look any more :)

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    Dazza Apprentice

    Dazza

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  • Location: Stewartstown (51m asl) , N.Ireland. (In Dazzling Dazza Land)
    • Location: Stewartstown (51m asl) , N.Ireland. (In Dazzling Dazza Land)
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    :o OMG, thanks for that flaggy, my skin is crawling. I don't mind caterpillars but that is just toooooo many *shivver*

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    tugmistress Newbie

    tugmistress

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  • Location: Scrabster Caithness (the far north of Scotland)
    • Location: Scrabster Caithness (the far north of Scotland)
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    Good grief!

    would love to know how/why they all congregated like that!

    Good find :)

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    Blackie Contributor

    Blackie

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  • Location: Shoeburyness, Essex - 6.2m asl
    • Location: Shoeburyness, Essex - 6.2m asl
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    Good grief!

    would love to know how/why they all congregated like that!

    Good find :)

    I think it's called luurve, tuggy. :lol:

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    flagpole Rookie

    flagpole

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  • Location: Lindum Colonia
    • Location: Lindum Colonia
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    They are known as Tent Caterpillars. I think there are a fair few sources on the web about them. They are found in the USA and usually attack trees. There are often plagues of them but I am guessing this one was something out of the ordinary. :)

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    Lightning Ed Apprentice

    Lightning Ed

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  • Location: Warlingham (J6 M25) 175m ASL
  • Weather Preferences: Still/Hot or extremes. Fog/Damp etc boring...
    • Location: Warlingham (J6 M25) 175m ASL
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    Im seriously glad thats not my bike in those pics! They are crazy!

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    Scribbler Rookie

    Scribbler

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  • Location: Taunton, Somerset
    • Location: Taunton, Somerset
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    Yuk!

    As long as we don't have them over here....

    Ah - but we do!!! ;)

    This was a little colony that set up home on one of our trees (an Amalanchier) last year. They erupt beyond their usual small numbers every four years and you should report any large outbreaks to MAFF (or someone important) :D

    Small colonies like this are ok but the authorities want to stop them spreading so that we don't get problems with our bikes and trees. :D

    Yuk!

    As long as we don't have them over here....

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