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Pick it up. After a little bit it should move if it is alive. Be careful some caterpillars may sting or bite.
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How can you tell if a woolly bear caterpillar is dead?
Well it depends upon what kind of caterpillar it is. You can't tell just by looking in most species. If it doesnt come out within two months, its probably dead. That's about all I can say without knowing the breed.
How do you tell if a banded woolly bear caterpillar is a boy or girl?
You cannot tell, you would have to wait for it to be an adult moth before you could tell.
How can you tell the difference between a female woolly mammoth and a male woolly mammoth?
Their tusks
How can you tell if a butterfly has left the cocoon?
when you see a cocoon, check closely.is it opened? yes or no?If yes, it means the butterfly left. If no, it hasn't left.
How can you tell if a cocoon is still alive?
It takes between 5-14 days for a cocoon to hatch. If the cocoon has been around for longer than two weeks, the insect inside is probably no longer alive.
What doe an empty chrysalis or cocoon tell you?
butterflies
How do you tell the gender of a caterpillar?
To tell if a caterpillar cocoon is dead, you must be brave (yes, it gets kinda gross) and have a keen eye.There are two ways which are both almost always accurate, but using both will give you the right answer.1st Way: Cocoons darken a little just before the moth or butterfly emerges. However, if it is overly dark, almost black, or a dark burgundy or dark green, it's dead.2nd Way: Pick up the cocoon very gentle. Then slowly, carefully bend it just a little in the abdominal area. If the 'tail end' bends back, your cocoon is still alive. If not, it's dead.
How are woolly mammoths different from any other animal?
i dont know, you tell me.
How do you raise a black and orange fuzzy caterpillar?
Your caterpillar might be a woolly bear. I set up a fish tank, that leaked, I put some dirt in the bottom and planted grass, weeds, and clover. Then I put in lots of different leaves and stood some sticks up so the caterpillar can have some place next summer to hang from while it spins it's cocoon. The caterpillar should go into hibernation, so put it in a very cold place for the winter. I put it in front of a window in a back room that stays just about as cold as it is outside in the winter. I water the plants a little when they need it and check to make sure it isn't too wet. My woolly bear is sleeping now, but next spring it will start eating and spin a cocoon. Then it will come out a moth. I can't wait.My woolly bear caterpillar's favorite food is clover and a weed that grows around here (Norton Shores, Michigan) that is 5 feet tall, but has small tender leaves and tiny pink flowers that don't ever open. I will have to wait until my caterpillar turns into a moth next spring and summer so I can tell you what it will like to eat as a moth.
What eat woolly caterpillar?
There are lots of "woolly" or fuzzy caterpillars out there. Without knowing which species you're talking about, it's impossible to tell you what they eat. The most common "woolly" caterpillar that most people think of is the "woolly bear" or "woolly worm" which is the caterpillar of the Isabella Tiger Moth. They're usually black at both ends with a rusty-red section in the middle, though they can be all red or all black. If you've got something different, try an entymology website to identify it. For care of a real woolly bear, read on: If you catch one in the fall, it's about to go into hibernation for the winter. You should either let it go, or keep it in an airtight container in your refrigerator until springtime. It will not need any food during this time, but you should mist it with water every few days so it doesn't dry up. Once the weather gets up to around 50 degrees the next spring, you can bring it out and it will come out of hibernation on its own. When you see it moving around again, you can keep it in almost any kind of container (tupperware, jar, small aquarium). Give it an inch or two of fresh grass and clover each day, mist it with water every day (just one spray is plenty, anymore could drown it), and make sure it has a sturdy twig or stick to climb up when it's ready to pupate (make a cocoon). It will become very still and stop moving for a day or two just before this time, so don't mistake it for being dead! (A dead woolly bear will be curled up and shrivelled). Once it forms its cocoon, leave it alone once again, no food needed, just the occasional spritz of water. In 1 to 3 weeks your new tiger moth will emerge! Allow it several hours to stretch its wings (don't touch it or move it during this time) and then release it to the wild. Adult tiger moths don't eat, and only live for a few weeks to mate and lay eggs, so there's no point in keeping one captive.
How do you tell a chrysalis from a cocoon?
They are the same thing.
What can the teeth tell you about the dead?
they can tell you the age of dead people
