Wrapped in spider (?) silk EDIT: its caterpillars

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Do l want to see the Australian equivalent of this?

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What’s this

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A bush with a giant spider web around it, l think

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Y E S

(yes)

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australia be chillin today huh

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Out in the countryside nearish to me, you can sometimes see these trees that are completely covered in webs. They aren’t from spiders though, they are from Eastern tent caterpillars that spin giant communal nests for protection.

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what the

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Yup

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It functions sorta like a greenhouse and helps them grow faster somehow.

Wikipedia article: Eastern tent caterpillar - Wikipedia