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-When the caterpillars are in larva advertising they are bad to eat they are bright colours, shape oddly and give off bad odors.
-When moths they can create ultrasonic sounds to warn off predators.
live for 14 years app. creates anti-freeze. can predict weather because they are stripy and the more brown the warmer the winter weather the more black the colder
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 14y ago1. It's not a bear.
2. It's a caterpiller.
3. Folklore says: if a woolly bear caterpillar's brown stripe is thick, the winter weather will be mild and if the brown stripes are narrow, the winter will be severe. This is just a wive's tale.
4. Woolly's will play dead if picked up or disturbed. Handling them is discouraged because the bristles may cause dermatitis Dermatitis
Dermatitis is a blanket term meaning any "inflammation of the skin" . There are several different types of dermatitis. The different kinds usually have in common an allergic reaction to specific allergens. The term may be used to refer to eczema, which is also known as dermatitis eczema or...
in people with sensitive skin.
5. Woolly bear caterpillers are the larvae that turn into Isabella Tiger Moths in the spring. Isabella Tiger Moths are common moths and are otherwise known as Pyrrharctia isabella.
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Will woolly bear caterpillars eat geranium leaves?
No. There are many kind of woolly or hairy caterpillars and they all eat very specific types of leaf.
Do you have to spray woolly bear caterpillars with water?
Whatever u want to do
What is the enemy of the woolly bear caterpillar?
Frogs are the enemies of wooly bear caterpillars.
Into what do woolly bear caterpillars turn?
A wooly bear Caterpillar turns into a tiger moth, usually found on the road or in the grass around winter. The bigger the orange strip the closer winter is. Woolly bear caterpillars are found in north America and Mexico but not Canada, it's to cold there.
What temperature do you keep Woolly Bear Caterpillars?
Keep it in a warm dark space, like a closet
Do woolly bear caterpillars bite?
5 .10 maybe 15 pounds depends how tall they are. This is a question for a doctor.
What kind of caterpillars are black and orange and woolly and live in NY area?
a wooly bear catterpillar is probably what you are trying to identify...
Are woolly caterpillars poisonous?
there not poisonous, i have one my self. it selff and sound a jar. if you have to refix what i say go adea
What are the black and brown caterpillars in Iowa?
when a wooly worm caterpillar's black bands are under than the brown one, what weather does this predict?
Can woolly bear caterpillers eat lettuce?
Woolly bear caterpillars are the larva of Isabella Tiger moths. They can eat lettuce if you feed it to them. Their very favorite food is clover, but they also like maple, aster, birch, sunflowers, and dandelions.
What is the name of a black and brown fuzzy caterpillars?
This would be a woolly bear caterpillar (banded woolly bear.) They are found through out North American except Canada.
Are there banded woolly bear caterpillars in Ontario?
We cannot be sure, but beside us right now is an orange and black, banded, wooly caterpillar that we are pretty sure is a wooly bear caterpillar.
