動き回る蓑虫 Bagworm As A Pet

スギナの葉から採集した蓑虫を飼育箱に移して観察。蓑を引きずりながら動き回り、蛹になる場所を探す。
A japanese bagworm (moth caterpillar) wandering on shredded papers. It was looking for a place to attach for pupation. Recorded on mid-June, 2006 in Japan.
Music : Madison Park - When Alive is Alive

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• bagworm
• moth
• caterpillar
• 蓑虫
• ミノムシ
• みのむし
• ミノガ科

[hayarotle]

I got one, but what do they eat?

[sigma1920]

@hayarotle

ive read that they eat tree leaves.

but the food plant may differ from species to species.

[personsom1]

omg i love those things :D do they live in west europe too?

[sigma1920]

let's search for "Echte Sackträger" in wikipedia.

thx for watching.

[TheOarFish]

It makes me wonder if you had a bagworm inclosed in a jar with that colored paper when it needed to make its bag would it us the paper to make a bag with color?

[sigma1920]

that's it exactly!

pieces of coloured knitting wool would work, too.

just do it urself :D

[personsom1]

a realy cute booger :3

[duranls1]

well is k since now you know and that brings good experiences too ^_^

[sigma1920]

plz read my comment below for the purpose of this footage.

plus, i wanted to know what kind of moth would emerge from it.

btw, the bagworm is called "minomushi" in japanese, which means a "bug with straw-raincoat".

[sigma1920]

thx, this vid clip was from my old unsuccessful project.

i put the bagworm found in my neighbourhood on the bedding of colourful shredded paper.

i expected it to add some avant-garde tastes to the clothing or bag.

i did not know at that time that you had to undress it completely before providing new materials....