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they are on the ground, well, on the green foot path going in/out of Los Montesinos, lots of them.

Oh no! Even with the weather being so cold? Thanks for the warning.

Any quesada sightings?

Nests in trees by our urb - told our president who got council to spray the trees.

Our council put zebra crossings in that no one stops at.

Martin the artist wrote:Nests in trees by our urb - told our president who got council to spray the trees.

Martin, I've never seen a caterpillar nest before, but came across this 'nest' of something, at the back of 'La Bahia' Restaurant in Cabo Roig yesterday - any idea what it is?

Yes, looks like one of their nests

Martin the artist wrote:Yes, looks like one of their nests

Oh dear, thanks Martin.

We are new to the area, can someone please explain why these caterpillars are dangerous

MargaretNKen wrote:We are new to the area, can someone please explain why these caterpillars are dangerous

These are processionary caterpillars that drop from their shelter. They then form a procession that can be in excess of two metres long. They are particularly dangerous to dogs but also to humans. They will shoot spores when they are under threat and these cause the tongue to swell when inhaled. You need to seek help, pronto, if you come into contact with them, they can be fatal to a dog. So be aware. They seem to be around much earlier in the year now, I don´t know if this is due to climate change but it was rare to see them before March, that is not the case now.

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