Spider mite freak out

[Forsoothe!]

I was thinking a tent caterpillar but to me atleast it didnt look like pics on google, alas now begins the battle to control them, hopefully they havent gotten to out of control i did notice a spider on one of my lemons today as well, so hopefully he will assist.

I captured 5 pictures online of different appearances of the caterpillar so I could recognize it in different stages. I use them as screen backgrounds (along with a thousand other photos) that cycle in background so I will recognize them them when I see them. I do that with all bad bugs.

 

[Esolin]

The big one you found is a centipede or millipede--too many legs for a caterpillar--and unrelated to your webbing issue. The smaller, actual caterpillars are probably a type of tent caterpillar like someone mentioned. They tend to create webbing and attack a plant in voracious droves.

 

[LemonBonsai]

Coincidence??

 

[Michigan Bonsai]

Found some webs too... I read the very hungry caterpillar to my son last week... they must have heard me