Kay eye ess ess eye en geee. No not really. Hiding from predators for the night. Tomorrow morning they will continue devouring my tree.
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If you are in the UK, report them. They’re an invasive pest
In Germany it’s the same with some of these (“Eichenprozessionsspinner” can cause dangerous very serious inhalatory problems).
Same in France (makes sense, we’re located just between you two).
Though I think we got more pine processionaries than oak ones. Different species, different tree, but a health hazard too.
Guess what, same in the Netherlands.
Not here, they are where they are supposed to be, on an acacia tree.
FYI if you don’t know them: do not touch , kill with fire or something. Don’t let your dog near them
No, don’t kill them OP. They didn’t ask to be born a venomous critter. They’re just trying to live their best life. Please don’t kill them :(
I never kill anything unless absolutely sure. Even then I hesitate.
Do as you please. But you may want to check for local regulations and pest control advices about these caterpillars.
No, we do not kill anything unless they are definitely invasive, which these guys aren’t. They are only a problem if you happen to sit on one, (and you happen to be naked, I suppose) generally they are not a nuisance at all. They stay in their tree, dispersing to eat during the day, and getting back together in clumps like this at night.
These processionary caterpillar are invasive. They kill pine and alike. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/defra-england-france-europe-north-africa-b995054.html
there’s no such thing as an animal or plant that is invasive in the general sense
when you say something is invasive, you need to specify where
Again, they are not invasive here.
Yeah, that looks like oak processionaries. They can cause skin irritation and apparently asthma, too…
Noctuoneida (or something like that), Owlet Moths.
Do not cuddle those
Would not recommend, -4/10
Is it common to call caterpillars “worms” in English speaking countries?
I have to admit “caterpillar” is a mouthful, many languages have much shorter words for that.
This is not an english speaking country (primarily) so most people use the word “wurm” for both worms and caterpillars. Though technically you are correct, a caterpillar is a “ruspe”
Isch Raupe hier.
![Some hairy worms, huddling on a tree. [OC]](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/b1455c6f-1675-4981-93a7-a80b21a4dfaa.jpeg){kind=link}