A huge willow in the floodplain of the Waal river near Boven-Leeuwen, the Netherlands, is completely covered with the ghostly spins of the caterpillars of the willow ermine moth. I have seen the webs several times before, but never on this enormous scale. It is the impressive teamwork of millions of caterpillars. If you watch closely, you can see many caterpillars in the image. more
Theobosboom Ghostly Beauty 004