DCist: Photo of the Day: September 4, 2008

September 4, 2008

Photo of the Day: September 4, 2008

"Capable of rapid buildup and extensive defoliation" are not words one wants to hear with regards to creepy-crawlies. Sounding the arrival of the bagworm, Flickr user and aspiring helminthologist volcanojw recently spent a prolonged period observing and documenting the larva peeking out of its shell. Don't be mistaken by their aesthetically pleasing cone-shaped bags...these worms will consume the buds of your arborvitae, cedar and juniper plants and cause branch dieback and open, dead areas. EXIF.

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[1] | 09/04/08 12:13PM
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gross. this sort of reminds me of tree man

[2] | 09/04/08 01:00PM
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hungeegirl - that's exactly what i was thinking about the cocoon! it looks like they are pieces of coniferous leaves but not the needle variety.

[3] | 09/04/08 01:11PM
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"Don't be mistaken by their aesthetically pleasing cone-shaped bags...these worms will consume the buds of your arborvitae, cedar and juniper plants and cause branch dieback and open, dead areas."

For some reason this reminds me of a certain vice presidential nominee...

[4] | 09/04/08 01:36PM
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wtf is up with that 'tree man' guy?

[5] | 09/04/08 02:07PM
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EEEEW. hungeegirl, a warning would have been nice. what is up with that guy?!

[6] | 09/04/08 02:13PM
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i thought having the name tree man would be warning enough :)

ok, so, ahem,

*warning, tree man link might give you the heebie jeebies*

[7] | 09/04/08 02:16PM
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It's actually believed to be caused by a form of HPV wiki

[8] | 09/04/08 02:27PM
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Does anyone know why links sometimes don't work? It's Epidermodysplasia verruciformis.

[9] | 09/04/08 02:33PM
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i hear 'tree man', i expect a picture like this, not like someone covered in barnacles.

[10] | 09/04/08 02:53PM
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yeah, it's some kind of wart. there was a TLC show on him and the doctors that were trying to find a cure for his resemblance to a tree. if i remember correctly, he chose to forgo the treatment and continue to work for a carnival.

[11] | 09/04/08 03:11PM
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Is this picture of treeman before he set forth to destroy the tower of Orthanc?

[12] | 09/04/08 03:47PM
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While extensive defoliation is the type 'kitchen table issue' on voters minds this election year, family values voters may not identify with a name like Epidermodysplasia Verruciformis. A shame though, as many of his general election opponents have still not progressed though the larva stage.

[13] | 09/04/08 05:02PM
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nature's all well and good, until you come face to face with the nasty a** creepy crawlies lurking in every pretty tree and flower.

[14] | 09/04/08 05:03PM
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* i less-than-three the indoors.

[15] | 09/04/08 05:06PM
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"Don't be mistaken by their aesthetically pleasing cone-shaped bags..."

Did my ex write this?

[16] | 09/05/08 02:26PM
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Here's a more descriptive link about tree man, with info about his HPV/out-of-freaking-control-warts and all that.