The Chinese calendar may say 2018 is the year of the dog, but in Sudbury it’s the year of the caterpillar.

Many residents have taken to social media to post pictures of the massive amounts of the insects, while Science North Staff Scientist and bug expert Dan Chaput says it’s an occurrence that happens every ten years.

Chaput says by mid-July at the latest the caterpillars will have all transformed.

He says it’s kind of intriguing for the youngsters.

Caterpillars have been seen swinging from trees, Chaput says they do that so they can anchor themselves and feed.

Here is a video sent to us by Dean Aelick, who opened the Lions Club of Sudbury Disc Golf Course.