9th June 2023 - Justine U took this video of a number of Spindle Moth caterpillars suspended from a strand of web recently. Apparently, this is called 'ballooning' and they do this when they run out of food (leaves) where they are situated, and so 'hang around' on a long strand of web in the hope of being blown or carried to a patch of fresh leaves.
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