Tiny moth carries twigs ten times the size of its body!

The broken twigs form its protective ’case’, a small nest like structure the insect can hide inside and pupate into a silk moth. The tenacious insect, later identified as a bagworm moth, was seen by tourist Thao Le in Muli, Borneo. Bagworm moths are mobile hunters that carry their case wherever they go, hence the strange broken twigs form its protective ’case’, a small nest like structure the insect can hide inside and pupate into a silk moth. Original Article:
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