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The wooly bear caterpillar lays its eggs when it reaches adulthood. This caterpillar eventually turn into Tiger moths which live for one or two weeks.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 9y agoBefore reaching adulthood, the woolly bear caterpillars shed, or molt, 6 times. Each time, their colors change from less black to more reddish brown.
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How does the woolly bear reproduce?
once the caterpillar turns into a moth it will have a short time to find a mate and lay its eggs.
What do furry caterpillars eat?
Most caterpillars eat plant material. There are a few exceptions, for instance the Large Blue butterfly caterpillar eats red ant's eggs and larvae for up to 3 weeks after coming out of hibernation and pupating.
What kind of caterpillar is black and fuzzy without an orange stripe?
The woolly bear caterpillar can be black without its otherwise hallmark coppery red middle band.Specifically, the eggs are laid by the adult Isabella tiger moth (Pyrrharctia Isabella) during the summer, for hatching throughout the fall and winter. Caterpillars from the same clutch may sport a color range from red with minute black specks to the reverse. According to North American folklore, a predominantly or all black woolly bear caterpillar means upcoming severe winter weather. Such a dire prediction in fact tallies with this scientist/naturalist's observations of the weather during the critical months of May and September 2011.
Why is there little maggot type worms coming out of a wooly bear caterpillar?
There are some types of wasps that lay their eggs inside live caterpillars. When the eggs hatch the larvae eat their way out.
7 Where do caterpillar wasps lay their eggs?
1) Where do caterpillar wasps lay their eggs? 1) Where do caterpillar wasps lay their eggs? Caterpillar wasps lay their eggs on the inside of caterpillars. when a caterpillar takes a bite out of the leaf, the plants lets off a smell or signal to tell any caterpillar wasps nearby that a caterpillar is on them. the wasp then injects its eggs into the caterpillar, the eggs grow and eats the caterpillar, then once the caterpillar is dead, the wasps grow up and fly out to start the process again.
Where do caterpillar eggs grow?
on leaves
How many eggs do caterpillar's lay?
No, only the adult (moth or butterfly) is sexually mature and can lay eggs.---------------------------------------------------------------------A caterpillar does not lay eggs. A caterpillar is the juvenile of an insect like a butterfly or moth that when mature will lay eggs.---------------------------------------------------------------------
Do caterpillar eggs have good protein in them?
yes
Do butterflys make cocons?
No. They lay eggs which turn into a caterpillar. The caterpillar turns into a cocoon then into a butterfly.
What are the babies of the butterflies?
The babies of butterflies are caterpillar eggs.
What shape is a caterpillar's egg?
Most butterfly eggs are oval or circular and stuck on to the plant the baby caterpillar will eat.
How much eggs does a caterpillar lay at once?
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