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Wooly Bears are the larval stage of the Isabella Tiger Moth. I have never f=
ound this moth. According to the literature. Wooly Bears overwinter as "nea=
r adult" caterpillars which=2C I presume=2C means their last instar stage s=
o that in May/early June(??)=2C 2015=2C there should be plenty of Isabella =
Tiger Moths around. I hope to find one!
Angus
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<body class=3D'hmmessage'><div dir=3D'ltr'>Thanks=2C Jim=2C I didn't know t=
hat although it sounds vaguely familiar.<br>Angus<br><br><div><hr id=3D"sto=
pSpelling">Date: Fri=2C 14 Nov 2014 16:04:30 -0400<br>Subject: Re: [NatureN=
S] Wooly Bear Caterpillars<br>From: jim.edsall@bellaliant.net<br>To: nature=
ns@chebucto.ns.ca<br><br><div>While the Isabella moth is not uncommon=2C th=
ey are certainly rarer than the larvae.  =3BI suspect like baby seal tu=
rtles=2C the larvae are heavily predated and parasitized during their fall =
wanderings. If you find a moth=2C pick it up and hold it near your ear. The=
y are one of the few moths i know that make a noise</div><div><br></div><di=
v><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div style=3D"font-size:100%=
=3B">Jim Edsall<br>Check out my new website at http://jimedsall.com</div></=
div> <br><br><br>-------- Original message --------<br>From: Angus MacLean =
<=3Bcold_mac@hotmail.com>=3B <br>Date: 11-14-2014 2:27 PM (GMT-04:00)=
<br>To: naturens <=3Bnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca>=3B <br>Subject: [NatureN=
S] Wooly Bear Caterpillars <br> <br><br><div dir=3D"ltr">From about October=
20 to early November=2C there were large numbers of Wooly Bears on the mov=
e. On our property without any searching there were 20 or more each day int=
o early November when they started to lessen. Surprisingly there was little=
predation that I could find. Since they seem to prefer to travel across op=
en areas one wonders how they escape predators. The dead ones had their int=
eriors sucked out so likely the victims of crab spiders=2C although there a=
re less likely suspects.<br><br>Wooly Bears are the larval stage of the Isa=
bella Tiger Moth. I have never found this moth. According to the literature=
. Wooly Bears overwinter as "near adult" caterpillars which=2C I presume=2C=
means their last instar stage so that in May/early June(??)=2C 2015=2C the=
re should be plenty of Isabella Tiger Moths around. I hope to find one!<br>=
Angus<br><br> =3B<br> </div></div> </div></body>
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