Record Summary | Communal larvae in webs on Hawthorn |
Found as | Larva |
Date | 16 July 2006 |
Associated organism | Crateagus monogyna |
OS grid ref | OSGR: SU46 |
Lat/Lon | 51° 20’ N, 1° 20’ W |
Vice County | Berks, VC no: 22 |
Country | England |
Notes: At 14:30 BST on very hot day, the larvae had retreated to the centre of their webs, were inactive and secreted a droplet of red fluid which they held from their mouthparts. By 16:45, when it had cooled down a bit, they had moved out towards the edge of the web and were active.
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