I Found a Strange Little Object on My Floor—Then I Discovered What It Really Was – Cehre

bagworm. The tiny larva constructs a portable shelter around itself using materials it finds in its environment. Dust, hair, lint, fibers, and other tiny household particles can all become building materials.

Suddenly, the strange appearance made perfect sense.

What I had mistaken for random debris was actually a carefully assembled shelter.

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