The woolly bear’s stiff hairs are an important defense against predators such as yellow jackets and other wasps. By curling into a ball, caterpillars position their bristles on the outside and ...

Yet another caterpillar active into early winter is the yellow-bear, the larva of the Virginian tiger moth (Spilosoma virginica). It looks like a pale woolly-bear, and thus a predictor of a mild ...

They are not always yellow; individuals range from nearly white to red-brown. This species is related to the banded woolly bear (below), but they are not banded and the adult moth is pure white ...

The most common in Ohio are the Banded Woolly Bear, the Yellow Woolly Bear, the Salt Marsh Caterpillar and the Giant Leopard Moth. The one most commonly mistaken for foretelling our winters is the ...

The two species of caterpillars you may see right now across southeast Texas are either the salt marsh or the yellow woolly bear caterpillar. According to Calloway, they have more of a fuzzy ...

Take the woolly bear caterpillar, whose fuzziness often tempts ... Then one day a delicate yellow-orange Isabella tiger moth (Pyrrharctia isabella) emerges without warning. You’re not likely ...

Woolly bear caterpillars became North America’s most recognizable caterpillar. Winter survivors pupate in the spring and emerge as moths with yellow-tan wings and sparse black dots. The moths are ...

As yellow waves of goldenrod wane, Minnesota roadsides and meadows are turning light purple with smooth blue asters. These late bloomers play an essential role for pollinators, providing nectar ...

The woolly bear caterpillar, one of autumn’s most recognizable crawling critters, might not be the tiny winter weather forecaster that folklore would have us believe. But that doesn’t mean ...

Often called woolly bear or salt marsh caterpillars ... They come in many colors, from black and brown to orange and yellow. All turn into moths—often quite beautiful ones—in late spring.

Woolly bear is a term used for several species of ... Although wolly bears come in different colors, yellow, brown and black, neither one of them is poisonous or stings. I’m not sure if you ...