A clump of aggravated sawfly larvae.
Nasty surprises on a walk in the bush
This week both my wife and son reported that they had discovered, separately, some nasty surprises in the bush where we often walk. One was a "plant from hell" which, according to my wife, was perhaps the most dangerous-looking plant she had ever seen. The other was some caterpillars my son saw clumping on the branches of water gums. Turns out the caterpillars looked a lot worse than they really are, and in fact they aren't even really caterpillars, as such. But as for that plant, it turns out my wife's instinct was sound. The bush…