Yellow Woolly
Bear Caterpillar
While
clearing squash plants out of my garden, I noticed this colorful, hairy
caterpillar on the underside of a leaf. This is the caterpillar stage of the
Virginia Tiger Moth or Spilosoma virginica. It is called the Yellow Woolly
Bear or Yellow Bear caterpillar.
About.com explains the weather prediction folklore
surrounding the Woolly Bear.
There is an
excellent caterpillar identification guide online. Select the observed characteristics
and click search.
7/17/14 Link updated on Woolly Bear folklore.
7/17/14 Link updated on Woolly Bear folklore.
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