This larva was found dangling on a single strand of silk from its hibernation pad. It looks healthy but I have never had one come detached from a hibernation pad before, either in the wild or in captivity. I've taken it into captivity, primarily to work out whether it's dead or alive. I suspect it's dead, but I've only had 2 larvae die in hibernation previously (as opposed to being predated).
An unusually high percentage of wild larvae this year are hibernating in forks (<40 against="" aligned="" and="" been="" buds="" do="" don="" forks.="" have="" in="" know="" majority="" nbsp="" previous="" something="" t="" the="" they="" vast="" we="" winters="">
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