Andrew Dwyer Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 They look like some sort of insect which attaches to my garden wall usually from a short thread but sometimes not. I get a few of these on my side of the wall and just knock them off when I see them. But on the backside of the wall, where there’s a 2 metre no mans land before the next Moobahn starts, there are literally hundreds of them. Apologies for the photo, I was literally hanging upside down over the wall [emoji23] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jak2002003 Posted September 7, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted September 7, 2018 They are the cocoons of a moth caterpillar I think. They are harmless. I just brush them off if they look untidy. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8OA8 Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 Plaster Bagworm 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juan B Tong Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 Ut ultrices vestibulum magistratus Quite common in Thailand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wgdanson Posted September 8, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted September 8, 2018 17 hours ago, jak2002003 said: They are the cocoons of a moth caterpillar I think. They are harmless. I just brush them off if they look untidy. Unless your Mrs decides they are edible. 2 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Dwyer Posted September 8, 2018 Author Share Posted September 8, 2018 Plaster Bagworm Not quite the same, I have seen those on occasion as they crawl up the wall.Where I lived before Thailand they were plentiful . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AsiaHand Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 You must have never lived outside the city Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Dwyer Posted September 8, 2018 Author Share Posted September 8, 2018 23 hours ago, Juan B Tong said: Ut ultrices vestibulum magistratus Quite common in Thailand Couldn’t find anything on google on this ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Dwyer Posted September 8, 2018 Author Share Posted September 8, 2018 You must have never lived outside the city Yes I admit to not having lived in the country.The small amount on my side of the wall are not worrying but when I saw the hundreds hanging from the other side I wondered if they maybe detrimental, I.e some sort of mosquitoes or the suchlike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvr181 Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 Bloody Martians! 5555 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post toofarnorth Posted September 8, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted September 8, 2018 1 hour ago, 8OA8 said: Plaster Bagworm Wasn't he in Mad Max 2 ? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whaleboneman Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 5 minutes ago, toofarnorth said: Wasn't he in Mad Max 2 ? Thanks for that - it was time for a new keyboard anyway. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobobo Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 59 minutes ago, Andrew Dwyer said: Couldn’t find anything on google on this ? Maybe because Juan B Tong is a ting tong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Dwyer Posted September 8, 2018 Author Share Posted September 8, 2018 Maybe because Juan B Tong is a ting tong!Think you are right !It translated into “ the basketball court officials “ [emoji51]Not exactly the answer I was looking for [emoji848] 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiFelix Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 23 hours ago, Juan B Tong said: Ut ultrices vestibulum magistratus Quite common in Thailand Theres no need to get all religious with us...OP was merely asking a question'??!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtrnuno41 Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 4 hours ago, Andrew Dwyer said: Yes I admit to not having lived in the country. The small amount on my side of the wall are not worrying but when I saw the hundreds hanging from the other side I wondered if they maybe detrimental, I.e some sort of mosquitoes or the suchlike. Mosquitos are born in shallow, silent water, like puddles, they NEED water. Eggs on twigs and so on. Caterpillars make cocoons hanging like this to develop to butterfly, moths. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Dwyer Posted September 8, 2018 Author Share Posted September 8, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, xtrnuno41 said: Mosquitos are born in shallow, silent water, like puddles, they NEED water. Eggs on twigs and so on. Caterpillars make cocoons hanging like this to develop to butterfly, moths. Thank you sir, yes I knew mosquitoes were born in water ( I lived in S.America for many years and could have no standing water in the garden due to Dengue, health authorities used to come round and check ) I don’t know why I said mosquitoes. ( Senior moment !! ) Anyhoo, I think you are right, the general consensus seems to be some sort of moth . Thanks to all . Edited September 8, 2018 by Andrew Dwyer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtrnuno41 Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 3 hours ago, Andrew Dwyer said: Thank you sir, yes I knew mosquitoes were born in water ( I lived in S.America for many years and could have no standing water in the garden due to Dengue, health authorities used to come round and check ) I don’t know why I said mosquitoes. ( Senior moment !! ) Anyhoo, I think you are right, the general consensus seems to be some sort of moth . Thanks to all . no problem sometimes we do have that senior moment 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyFriend You Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 Bag Worms, like shady trees, out pops some sort of moth...............leave them alone, food for Chink Choks and TaGae's 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberfarang Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 14 hours ago, Andrew Dwyer said: Not quite the same, I have seen those on occasion as they crawl up the wall. Where I lived before Thailand they were plentiful . These are bag worms, but they`re not really a worm. Inside are developing caterpillars. Once the caterpillars are mature they will infest a garden and feed on trees. Type bag worm in Google and click on images. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Dwyer Posted September 9, 2018 Author Share Posted September 9, 2018 These are bag worms, but they`re not really a worm. Inside are developing caterpillars. Once the caterpillars are mature they will infest a garden and feed on trees. Type bag worm in Google and click on images.Yes, identical !Here’s a google image: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Dwyer Posted September 9, 2018 Author Share Posted September 9, 2018 Well seems like my mystery is solved:They are Bagworm Moths !Thanks to all the answers, my apologies to 80A8 who answered my question early doors but I failed to recognise it from google image.Second prize goes to Juan B Tong for his Latin stab in the dark !! What he meant to say was “Thyridopteryx ephemeraeformis” but as the saying goes “ nice try but no cigar “. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sand th Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 zombie bug, must be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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