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Lilypon Moose Jaw, SK(Zone 3b) Aug 24, 2006

Can someone ID this one?

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ceejaytown The Woodlands, TX(Zone 9a) Aug 25, 2006

Looks like a woolly bear to me.

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Lilypon Moose Jaw, SK(Zone 3b) Aug 27, 2006

I wondered that too ceejay but when I looked up Wooly Bears the pictures showed them to be yellow and black (we have some with those markings around too).

This one has a mink coloring on the majority of it and rusty orange close to the body (more noticeable on the sides).

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lwhalliday Pittsboro, NC(Zone 7a) Aug 27, 2006

http://www.richard-seaman.com/Wallpaper/Nature/Caterpillars/WoolyBear.jpg

This one looks like yours.

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Lilypon Moose Jaw, SK(Zone 3b) Aug 27, 2006

Close lwhalliday but mine doesn't have any black on it.

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Aug 27, 2006

I think it means you'll get snow this winter, Lilypon... LOL

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Lilypon Moose Jaw, SK(Zone 3b) Aug 27, 2006

LOLOLOLOL was wondering about that claypa! If it is a Wooly and has no bands I think I better get our snowblower tuned up tomorrow!!! La Nina may have a surprise in store for us. We only had about 3" of snow last winter (it rained more than snowed and our temps for 7/8's of that winter averaged around O C / + 32 F)

I've never seen them without bands. :S

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Lilypon Moose Jaw, SK(Zone 3b) Aug 27, 2006

Woolly Bear Winter Prediction Not Science, But Fun


The woolly bear, also known as the woolly worm and the black-ended bear, is the larva of the Isabella tiger moth. The caterpillar falls under "bristled" species, of which there are several different colors: all black, all brown, yellow and gray. But the black-and brown-banded species is considered the true banded woolly bear.


http://extension.osu.edu/~news/files/woollybear.jpg

Thanks guys! I'm so used to seeing the bright yellow and black ones that this one had me wondering.

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