Eastern tent caterpillars (Malacosoma americanum) live in sizable groups in silk nests
Chapter 21, Problem 13(choose chapter or problem)
Eastern tent caterpillars (Malacosoma americanum) live in sizable groups in silk nests, or tents, typically in cherry and apple trees. They emerge early in the spring, when daily temperatures fluctuate from freezing to hot. Early in the morning, these black caterpillars rest in a tightly packed group on the east-facing surface of the tent. In midafternoon, the group is found on the tent undersurface, each caterpillar hanging from the tent by a few of its legs. Propose a hypothesis to explain this behavior. How could you test it?
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