What are the dimensions of a banded woolly bear caterpillar?

Answer 1

When i went to Martins Cove I found one and have been keeping it. It loves to eat grass and make sure you feed it clovers too it loves them

They eat grasse and they love twigs so is u find one make sure u put a twig in the jar!!

Answer 2

The Banded Woolly Caterpillar is is black, covered with stiff bristles, and has a broad band of red-brown bristles around the middle. It feeds on plants like grass and leaves and lives in meadows, pastures, uncultivated fields, and road edges throughout North America except northern Canada. Familiar since Colonial times as the "Woolly Bear," the caterpillar is often seen crossing roads and paths on warm days in late fall. According to superstition, the amount of black in the caterpillar's bristle coating forecasts the severity of the coming winter. Actually, the coloration indicates how near the caterpillar is to full growth before autumn weather stimulates it to seek a winter shelter. Turns into the Isabella Tiger moth

Answer 3

Banded or pale tussock moth caterpillars are very eye catching with tufts of hair extending from both the front and rear of the caterpillar. Touching hair or spines of this caterpillar can lead to skin rashes or even a hypersensitivity reaction in some people.

Answer 4

The banded woolly bear caterpillar is about 57 mm in length. The ones that live in the arctic hibernate for up to 14 years with intervals in the Arctic summer when they eat. It takes that long for some of them to build up reserves to be able to pupate.

Answer 5

The banded woolly bear caterpillar becomes an Isabella Tiger Moth. The are nocturnal.