Is my Woolly Bear Caterpillar dying or cocooning?
2015-05-23 5:56 am
Earlier today, I found a Woolly Bear Caterpillar at my local creek. I brought him home in a cup and made him a habitat with Wikihows instructions. Now 5 hours later, he is not moving much and is surrounded by silk-like threads. I'm pretty sure he's making a cocoon but I'm not sure. I don't see a spider and I'm pretty sure there's not one in there anyway. He is suspended in between two twigs that are standing up against the sides of the cup (another reason I think he's cocooning). Please help!
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2015-05-23 6:41 am
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Sounds like your little friend is starting to pupate. In time, it will completely enshroud itself with this web.Just leave it undisturbed and in a couple weeks you may have an interesting surprise.
Usually caterpillars called woolly bears are the large and pretty Isabella Tiger Moth as adults.
Very nice find, I would release the adult moth (butterfly) as soon as it can fly to make more wooly bears.
My aunt keeps caterpillars, truly fascinating critters.
參考: Entomology
2015-05-23 7:15 am
spinning cacoon
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