"Wooly Bear" Caterpillar

One thing I love about autumn is when I see these fuzzy little caterpillars crawling on the sidewalks and streets looking for a warm place to overwinter. Known as the black-ended bear or the woolly bear, they are caterpillars of the Pyrrharctia Isabella (Isabella tiger moth). I spotted this little cutie on the sidewalk to my front door.

Woolly Bears have also been used to foretell how cold winter will be. More information on these interesting creatures can be found here:

www.almanac.com/content/woolly-bear-caterpillars-and-weather-prediction

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