SWARM | THE DAILY POST Your want to know about swarming? Last year in late May and for the first half of June, we had the insects of Hell in our world. These are the European Gypsy Moths, brought here… Read More ›
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CRAWLING NIGHTMARES
This summer has been a nightmare. A waking nightmare. For anyone whose nightmare images are hairy crawling things coming to get you, we had’em. A LOT of them. Everywhere. Falling from the trees and the eaves. Writhing underfoot. When one… Read More ›
A SECOND SPRING
After a complete defoliation by voracious gypsy caterpillars, there are signs of recovery in the woods. It’s hard to find an up-side to a gypsy moth infestation, but if any exists, it’s that you not only get more light without… Read More ›
STRUGGLING WITH THE FORCES OF DARKNESS
We are in the midst of what feels like a life-and-death struggle to survive an alien invasion. Today marks the ninth day of the siege. It feels longer. Anyone who has ever been seriously ill, or recuperating from major surgery, knows the feeling…. Read More ›
LIFE IN A POST-APOCALYPTIC SMALL TOWN
I always thought it would be zombies. Lurching dead people yearning to eat my brain, shambling around moaning. But it isn’t. Nope, it’s caterpillars. Gypsy moth caterpillars. Coming not to eat me (so far), but anything that’s green and growing…. Read More ›
THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE UGLY … UPDATED!
Yesterday, I realized we can’t spend the summer locked in our house with doors and windows sealed. The invasion, now an official worst in living memory gypsy moth attack in the Uxbridge-Whitinsville area, has made it onto all the local network… Read More ›
MUNDANE MONDAY CHALLENGE – MOTHS AND ME
This is my photo of the week. Maybe of the month. It is the rapidly growing caterpillar of the Gypsy Moth. They have invaded our oak woods and they are everywhere. Last week they were tiny, but they’re a lot… Read More ›
THEY’RE BACK! RETURN OF THE GYPSY MOTH
It’s going to be a big year for the gypsy moths. They never really leave, but some years are really bad compared to other, relatively light years. This is going to be a bad year. One side of my house… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY - SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 