What is the creature in the brown 8 cm long coccoon in the gum tree?

Question

The caterpillar-like creature inside the coccoon has a fat black body and cream color head. Lots of legs. Part of it seems to come out to loosen the "handle" of its sleeping bag and it eats gum leaves. Then it makes a new handle [takes 2 hours] to stay hanging on the stem of the branch. We are so fascinated by it - shouldn't it sleep until it is a butterfly ???

Answer 1

It might be a Case Moth, also sometimes called Bagworms.

Here are some pic's and info. about them:

http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_...

Hope that helps.

Answer 2

Not much to go on.  the only help I can offer is to try to identify it yourself on this site.

http://www.whatsthiscaterpillar.co.uk/am...