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“Thread-like”, Gray-Black Worms are American Ermine Moth Caterpillars

“These are small thread-like worms: they were also seen hanging,” says this reader about the blackish worm-like critters in the photo below. The creatures have a “fur-like spin” and our reader asks if we think they are “dangerous or harmful”.

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Group of Gray, Spiky Bugs on Bedroom Wall are White Ermine Moth Larvae

“I found these bugs in my children’s bedroom […] on the WALL. What are these?” asks this reader, who is a mother of two children. The creatures appear to be gray in color, minuscule in size, with bulbous heads and segmented bodies.