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I grew up hearing folks tell me about forecasting the winter weather by looking at the Woolly Bear Caterpillar. If you know what a Woolly Bear caterpillar looks like you can thank Dr. Howard Curran, his study of them made them famous. The Woolly Bear Caterpillar is really the larva of the Tiger moth. They

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The banded #woolly #bear #caterpillar is only about 1.5 to 2 inches long, but it carries a lot of weight on its small form. Since colonial times, folk wisdom has claimed that even before the caterpillar can metamorphose into a #tiger #moth, it has the power to predict winter weather. That is a big responsibility. The gentle caterpillars are also loved by kids and make great teaching tools to explain insect hibernation, #insect life cycles, and regional #folklore. #fall #autumn #winter Wooly Bear Caterpillar Winter, Folklore Fall, Wooly Caterpillar, Wooly Bear Caterpillar, Woolly Bear, Off Grid Survival, Tiger Moth, Grey House, Colonial Times

The banded #woolly #bear #caterpillar is only about 1.5 to 2 inches long, but it carries a lot of weight on its small form. Since colonial times, folk wisdom has claimed that even before the caterpillar can metamorphose into a #tiger #moth, it has the power to predict winter weather. That is a big responsibility. The gentle caterpillars are also loved by kids and make great teaching tools to explain insect hibernation, #insect life cycles, and regional #folklore. #fall #autumn #winter

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Isabella tiger moth & it's adorable feet Wooly Bear Caterpillar Tattoo, Woolly Bear Caterpillar, Wooly Caterpillar, Caterpillar Tattoo, Wooly Bear Caterpillar, Nature Sleeve, Fuzzy Caterpillar, Woolly Bear, Tiger Moth

In honor of this year’s focus on tiger moths, our partner, citizen science website Project Noah will be featuring a fun fact about the tiger moths (Erebidae: Arctiinae) during National Moth Week. From Project Noah: The Isabella tiger moth (Pyrrharctia isabella) is a tiger moth very common in North America. Subjected to a temperate climate,…

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