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--Apple-Mail-12-910529295 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Begin forwarded message: > From: "James W. Wolford" <jimwolford@eastlink.ca> > Date: January 2, 2013 6:56:35 PM AST > To: Andy Moir/Christine Callaghan Callaghan <slickdog1@gmail.com> > Subject: re Woolly Bear and Snowshoe Hare > > Chris, thanks for your description which allows identification of > the ISABELLA TIGER MOTH WOOLLY BEAR CATERPILLAR (Pyrrharctica > isabella). This is the woolly bear species whose amounts of black > on both ends are supposed to be predictive on severity of the > winter -- this tale has been well debunked, so enough said. The > caterpillar feeds on many low-growing weeds like dandelion, > plantain, etc. > > As for the snowshoe or varying hare, I'm sure it has a scent, but > also relies on its camouflage a lot. Good eye for spotting it, > even at close range as you described. > > Cheers from Jim in Wolfville. > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: Andy Moir/Christine Callaghan <slickdog1@gmail.com> >> Date: January 2, 2013 12:22:10 PM AST >> To: "NatureNS@chebucto.ns.ca" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> >> Subject: [NatureNS] Woolly Bear and Snowshoe Hare >> Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca >> >> Hi All, >> >> A couple of observations from the last few days... >> >> On Saturday, December 29th, a relatively mild day, I found an >> active "woolly bear" caterpillar, black at both ends, brown in the >> middle, on a sheltered woods trail near our house in Freeport. >> >> Yesterday, on my daily walk along that same trail with our border >> collie, I spotted what I was sure was the hind end of a snowshoe >> hare hunkered down under an overturned alder root, about three >> feet off the trail. I continued home with the dog, then went back >> to see if it was indeed a hare, and if it was okay. It just struck >> me as strange that a healthy animal would remain so still with >> potential predators so close by. When I got close enough again to >> look, a large hare emerged from the shelter and hopped about 15 >> feet away, then stopped still. It looked fine, so I left a carrot >> and came home. >> >> Is this usual behaviour for hares? Do they have any scent that >> would betray them to a predator passing by that close? >> >> Happy New Year to All. Andy and I enjoy reading the postings and >> looking at the photographs. >> >> Chris > --Apple-Mail-12-910529295 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/html; charset=US-ASCII <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> <br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">"James W. Wolford" <<a = href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">jimwolford@eastlink.ca</a>></fon= t></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Date: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">January 2, 2013 6:56:35 PM = AST</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">Andy Moir/Christine Callaghan Callaghan = <<a = href=3D"mailto:slickdog1@gmail.com">slickdog1@gmail.com</a>></font></di= v><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Subject: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica"><b>re Woolly Bear and Snowshoe Hare</b></font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> Chris, thanks for your = description which allows identification of the ISABELLA TIGER MOTH = WOOLLY BEAR CATERPILLAR (Pyrrharctica isabella). This is the = woolly bear species whose amounts of black on both ends are supposed to = be predictive on severity of the winter -- this tale has been well = debunked, so enough said. The caterpillar feeds on many = low-growing weeds like dandelion, plantain, etc.<div><br></div><div>As = for the snowshoe or varying hare, I'm sure it has a scent, but also = relies on its camouflage a lot. Good eye for spotting it, even at = close range as you described.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers from Jim = in Wolfville.<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">Andy Moir/Christine Callaghan <<a = href=3D"mailto:slickdog1@gmail.com">slickdog1@gmail.com</a>></font></di= v><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Date: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">January 2, 2013 12:22:10 PM AST</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">"<a = href=3D"mailto:NatureNS@chebucto.ns.ca">NatureNS@chebucto.ns.ca</a>" = <<a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>></f= ont></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>[NatureNS] Woolly Bear and Snowshoe = Hare</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; = margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" = size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Reply-To: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> <span = class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"border-collapse: separate; color: = rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: = normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: = normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: = none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; = -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: = 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: = auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div><font = size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">Hi All,</font></div><div><font size=3D"2" = face=3D"Arial"></font> </div><div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">A = couple of observations from the last few days...</font></div><div><font = size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"></font> </div><div><font size=3D"2" = face=3D"Arial">On Saturday, December 29th, a relatively mild day, I = found an active "woolly bear" caterpillar, black at both ends, brown in = the middle, on a sheltered woods trail near our house in = Freeport.</font></div><div><font size=3D"2" = face=3D"Arial"></font> </div><div><font size=3D"2" = face=3D"Arial">Yesterday, on my daily walk along that = same trail with our border collie, I spotted what I was sure was = the hind end of a snowshoe hare hunkered down under an overturned alder = root, about three feet off the trail. I continued home with the dog, = then went back to see if it was indeed a hare, and if it was okay. It = just struck me as strange that a healthy animal would remain so still = with potential predators so close by. When I got close enough again = to look, a large hare emerged from the shelter and hopped about 15 feet = away, then stopped still. It looked fine, so I left a carrot and came = home.</font></div><div><font size=3D"2" = face=3D"Arial"></font> </div><div><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial">Is = this usual behaviour for hares? Do they have any scent that would betray = them to a predator passing by that close?</font></div><div><font = size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"></font> </div><div><font size=3D"2" = face=3D"Arial">Happy New Year to All. Andy and I enjoy reading the = postings and looking at the photographs.</font></div><div><font size=3D"2"= face=3D"Arial"></font> </div><div><font size=3D"2" = face=3D"Arial">Chris</font></div></span></blockquote></div><br></div></blo= ckquote></div><br></body></html>= --Apple-Mail-12-910529295--
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