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What created this web structure? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by MooseBoys@lemmy.world to c/whatisthisthing@lemmy.world

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Seattle area, about 30 feet up in a tree. A few small dark flying insects were buzzing around it but I couldn’t see them clearly.

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[–] MxRemy@lemmy.one 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I would guess it's a Hyphantria cunea nest, Fall Webworm. They're harmless, neat things

[–] ken_cleanairsystems@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 1 year ago

They’re harmless, neat things

Or, if you're an entomophobe, TREE HORROR.