It's a Yorkie! This super-fuzzy caterpillar was hanging out in August.......
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Monday, November 15, 2010
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6 comments:
Oooh, what a neat looking creature!!
RIGHT?! That's what I thought too, certainly different than the regular ol' wooly bear caterpillars for sure!
That's one cool dude. :)
I've seen more caterpillars this year than I have in years! I'm constantly dodging them on the road. Didn't the oldtimers always say that a LOT of caterpillars was a sign (bad winter or mild) can't remember which, can you?
Around here we're having a VERY mild winter. You too?
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So far our winter is just barely underway...the big stuff usually happens in late December and January. I did a lookup about the caterpillars and found that farmers used the wooly bear's stripe as a predictor: if the stripe is wide: winter will be mild. If the stripe is narrow: winter will be severe. I didn't see anything referring to caterpillar numbers, but I'm sure this "science" is regional :)
That caterpillar is beautiful. I hope to see one in person one of these days.
Plant it (milkweed) and they will come! :) (As long as you don't use pesticides, of course.)
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