Banded Woolly Bear Caterpillar - Pyrrharctia isabella is a photograph by Carol Senske which was uploaded on March 27th, 2012.
Banded Woolly Bear Caterpillar - Pyrrharctia isabella
The Woolly Bear caterpillar becomes the Isabella Tiger Moth with a wingspread of up to 2 inches. This caterpillar is an almost indiscriminate feeder... more
by Carol Senske
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Banded Woolly Bear Caterpillar - Pyrrharctia isabella
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Carol Senske
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The Woolly Bear caterpillar becomes the Isabella Tiger Moth with a wingspread of up to 2 inches. This caterpillar is an almost indiscriminate feeder that eats many kinds of plants; they love herbs. The bristles are sometimes said to be venomous - not true - but in people with very sensitive skin they could cause some irritation just because they are "bristly".
Mythology says the size of the black stripes foretells how bad the winter will be - not so. The older the caterpillar is, the larger the brown stripe grows making the black stripes at the end recede.
For more information on this childhood favorite caterpillar you can go to:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrrharctia_isabella
http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Pyrrharctia-isabella
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