How Caterpillar Hairs might help socially grouped larvae

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How Caterpillar Hairs might help socially grouped larvae

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It was thought that long hairs of caterpillars, helped them social distance.
Here, Spring brooded Pieris brassicae larvae, eating Garlic Mustard seedpods, avoided climbing over each other and used out of choice, the opposite side of a stem for social movement.
May 20th 2020, Lincolnshire.
Here was my youtube clip link:

https://youtu.be/gBd36-CKbIA

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