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Index of Subjects I have seen a couple around my yard as well. Black with a reddish band. I was thinking maybe the ice was making a mini greenhouse and warming them. Hard to imagine on a very cold day. Marg in White Point, Queens http://margmillard.ca ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> To: "NatureNS" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> Sent: Monday, February 04, 2008 11:19 AM Subject: FW: [NatureNS] wooly bear caterpillar >I too would like to know where this occurred, and please describe its > colours as well, so that we can figure out what kind of woolly bear moth > it > is. These are adapted to pass the winter outdoors as caterpillars, so > there > was no need to take pity on it and bring it inside. > > Cheers from Jim > ---------- > From: jen cooper <iffercooper@hotmail.com> > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Date: Sun, 03 Feb 2008 20:43:22 +0000 > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: [NatureNS] wooly bear caterpillar > > hello, > > have i made a big mistake!!?? i found a little wooly bear caterpillar > today > on a big sheet of ice and didnt have the heart to leave him. interestingly > i > put him in my cotton gloved hand and covered him over with my other and > not > a minute went by and both of my hands were really really warm. the heat > coming off of him!! he came for my walk with me and he is now in one of my > plants in my sunroom. i dont mind providing room and board until spring if > hes a modest nibbler. please tell me if hes a modest nibbler. > > thanks > jen cooper > > ps. sometimes when crows say 'hello' it makes me feel like cattle must > feel > when kids hang out the car window and 'moooo' at them > > > > > >
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