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Caterpillars of the eastern tent caterpillar moth (Malacosoma americanum, family Lasiocampidae) have cold-receptor cells located on their antennae and mouthparts.

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eastern tent caterpillar moth

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Also known as: Malacosoma americanum

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The eastern tent caterpillar moth Malacosoma americanum of eastern North America deposits its eggs on a tree in midsummer. The egg mass appears as a shiny, tarlike band on a branch. The following spring the eggs hatch, and the larvae migrate to a fork in the…
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