Shut up, this is important. There's a type of caterpillar called the Gum-leaf Skeletonizer and it wears a stack of its own heads-from previous moltings-on its head. It is also called the Mad Haterpillar.
Okay, go back to whatever was less interesting than this.
Okay, go back to whatever was less interesting than this.
December 4, 2024 at 8:44 PM
Shut up, this is important. There's a type of caterpillar called the Gum-leaf Skeletonizer and it wears a stack of its own heads-from previous moltings-on its head. It is also called the Mad Haterpillar.
Okay, go back to whatever was less interesting than this.
Okay, go back to whatever was less interesting than this.
Apple Leaf Skeletonizer at #WyverLaneNR today @cliveaderbys.bsky.social @belperbirder.bsky.social @richardttaylor.bsky.social @danmartinwildlife.bsky.social #teammoth
August 6, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Apple Leaf Skeletonizer at #WyverLaneNR today @cliveaderbys.bsky.social @belperbirder.bsky.social @richardttaylor.bsky.social @danmartinwildlife.bsky.social #teammoth
The Mad Hatterpillar 🤣
Sounds daft, is actually true and there’s a good survival reason for them doing so #teammoth
www.livescience.com/animals/moth...
Sounds daft, is actually true and there’s a good survival reason for them doing so #teammoth
www.livescience.com/animals/moth...
Gum leaf skeletonizer: The venomous 'Mad Hatterpillar' that wears its old heads like a crown
Rather than throw its old head cases away, the gum leaf skeletonizer wears them like a hat to protect itself from predators.
www.livescience.com
February 3, 2026 at 11:56 AM
The Mad Hatterpillar 🤣
Sounds daft, is actually true and there’s a good survival reason for them doing so #teammoth
www.livescience.com/animals/moth...
Sounds daft, is actually true and there’s a good survival reason for them doing so #teammoth
www.livescience.com/animals/moth...
im Erica "Skeletonizer" Walsh-Skullovich and I approve this message
January 15, 2026 at 12:38 PM
im Erica "Skeletonizer" Walsh-Skullovich and I approve this message
July 12, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Not a scientist, I just love bugs. The caterpillar of the gum-leaf skeletonizer moth saves the heads from its own shed exoskeletons and stacks them on its head. We don’t know why except fashion
February 4, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Not a scientist, I just love bugs. The caterpillar of the gum-leaf skeletonizer moth saves the heads from its own shed exoskeletons and stacks them on its head. We don’t know why except fashion
Oh my God. www.livescience.com/animals/moth...
Gum leaf skeletonizer: The venomous 'Mad Hatterpillar' that wears its old heads like a crown
Rather than throw its old head cases away, the gum leaf skeletonizer wears them like a hat to protect itself from predators.
www.livescience.com
December 20, 2024 at 3:05 PM
Oh my God. www.livescience.com/animals/moth...
A leaf skeletonizer of some type left an area of veins revealed on an oak leaf - colors added for fun 🐡
September 19, 2023 at 2:42 PM
A leaf skeletonizer of some type left an area of veins revealed on an oak leaf - colors added for fun 🐡
A mild cloudy night last night with 320 moths of 45 species which is exceptional for mid-September in the garden. Driffield, East Yorkshire. This smart Choreutis pariana (Apple leaf Skeletonizer) was a nice surprise. #teammoth
September 20, 2025 at 4:38 PM
A mild cloudy night last night with 320 moths of 45 species which is exceptional for mid-September in the garden. Driffield, East Yorkshire. This smart Choreutis pariana (Apple leaf Skeletonizer) was a nice surprise. #teammoth
I love that there’s a moth out there called the Western Grapeleaf Skeletonizer and it’s remarkably blue. What a splendid specimen
October 19, 2024 at 10:00 AM
I love that there’s a moth out there called the Western Grapeleaf Skeletonizer and it’s remarkably blue. What a splendid specimen
Gum-Leaf Skeletonizer ys the newe name of my bande
December 20, 2024 at 6:06 PM
Gum-Leaf Skeletonizer ys the newe name of my bande
when he wants to be intimidating hes grapeleaf skeletonizer and xl coos wildly over his massive antennae
November 14, 2025 at 3:46 AM
when he wants to be intimidating hes grapeleaf skeletonizer and xl coos wildly over his massive antennae
Many garden things are taking place, for example, skullcap things
🌱 #nativeplants
🌿🦋 #insects
🦀⛵ #Maryland
🌎 #ecoregion65
🌱 #nativeplants
🌿🦋 #insects
🦀⛵ #Maryland
🌎 #ecoregion65
June 26, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Many garden things are taking place, for example, skullcap things
🌱 #nativeplants
🌿🦋 #insects
🦀⛵ #Maryland
🌎 #ecoregion65
🌱 #nativeplants
🌿🦋 #insects
🦀⛵ #Maryland
🌎 #ecoregion65
Deserve the double skeletonizer treatment.
June 6, 2026 at 9:48 PM
Deserve the double skeletonizer treatment.
August 29, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Fig Leaf Skeletonizer was NFG earlier in the week - spotted resting on the flower of an Ox-eye Daisy #cambsmoths #teammoth
July 11, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Fig Leaf Skeletonizer was NFG earlier in the week - spotted resting on the flower of an Ox-eye Daisy #cambsmoths #teammoth
Moth trapping near Royston last night, at a science park. A very lively trap including Small Marbled, Sciota advenella (Willow Knot-horn), Choreutis nemorana (Fig-leaf Skeletonizer) and Small Mottled Willow. Great selection.
July 8, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Moth trapping near Royston last night, at a science park. A very lively trap including Small Marbled, Sciota advenella (Willow Knot-horn), Choreutis nemorana (Fig-leaf Skeletonizer) and Small Mottled Willow. Great selection.
Rajasin selkärankaisiin, koska selkärangattomissa on tällaista. Tähän ei ihminen pysty! www.livescience.com/animals/moth...
Gum leaf skeletonizer: The venomous 'Mad Hatterpillar' that wears its old heads like a crown
Rather than throw its old head cases away, the gum leaf skeletonizer wears them like a hat to protect itself from predators.
www.livescience.com
March 28, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Rajasin selkärankaisiin, koska selkärangattomissa on tällaista. Tähän ei ihminen pysty! www.livescience.com/animals/moth...
gifties 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩 thank you
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June 27, 2026 at 7:21 PM
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What if cows shed skin like snakes but wore the old ones like gum leaf skeletonizer caterpillars?
January 27, 2025 at 6:08 PM
What if cows shed skin like snakes but wore the old ones like gum leaf skeletonizer caterpillars?