Ok, what is this wooly booger?

Fort Worth, TX(Zone 8a)

I just found it on my geranium....never seen it before. I tried to shoot the face, but I don't think it has one. LOL

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Fort Worth, TX(Zone 8a)

Well you almost named it yourself! LOL!
It is a Wooly Bear http://davesgarden.com/guides/bf/showimage/4372/

Josephine, Arlington, TX(Zone 8a)

I raised one of those once and it turned out to be a Salt Marsh Moth.

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Josephine, Arlington, TX(Zone 8a)

Here is the moth with the wings moving,

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Josephine, Arlington, TX(Zone 8a)

and with the wings closed.

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Liberty Hill, TX(Zone 8a)

I have those everywhere. I keep moving them out of the way so it won't get stepped on. What do they like to eat?

Fort Worth, TX(Zone 8a)

Well it may not be the Isabella Tiger Moth. Guess you need to raise it to find out for sure Peg.

Josephine, Arlington, TX(Zone 8a)

I fed mine Coral honeysuckle the plant I found it on.

Josephine, Arlington, TX(Zone 8a)

Sheila I forgot to say that it could be the moth you suggested, those woolly ones look a lot the same, so I don't know which hers could be.

Fort Worth, TX(Zone 8a)

Quoting:
those woolly ones look a lot the same

definately do!!

Rancho Santa Rita, TX(Zone 8a)

When there are a lot of
these around in the fall
I "think" it is supposed
to predict a hard winter ???

Of course a lot could be
a relatively subjective
term ...

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