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Spooky cobwebs blanket hedges in 'not-so-cosy' English countryside
A hedgerow near Bristol has been coated in a creepy layer of cobwebs in this eerie video. What looks like the work of spiders, or unseasonal Halloween pranksters, is actually the creation of an army of very hungry caterpillars. The scary silken
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Woman wanted to rip off her own arm after toxic caterpillar sting
A woman from Kent was stung so badly by a toxic caterpillar that she wanted to rip off her own arm. Cheryl Andrews, 50, was left with chronic skin irritation after the spikes from brown tail moth caterpillars penetrated her skin at her house in
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Hairy toxic caterpillars invading the UK
Toxic caterpillars are spreading across the UK, especially in the south east of England, warn experts. The oak processionary moths are toxic in their caterpillar stage, and have toxic hairs that can travel on the wind. They were first
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Dried caterpillars found in luggage at Gatwick Airport
A haul of dried caterpillars were seized at Gatwick Airport. The UK Border Force said its officers found 94kg of dried insects after stopping a 22-year-old man travelling from Burkina Faso via Istanbul at the South Terminal. When officers
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(Very) creepy crawly: the Australian caterpillar with a skull face
Rex If you're frightened of creepy crawlies, you certainly won't want to come across this strange caterpillar on your holiday to Australia. The scary skull-faced specimen is the larvae of the pink underwing moth and is an endangered
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