Sometimes I wonder why I even bother to leave the building in search of wildlife, when it's right outside my door. Such was the case yesterday when I went to the Ponds. The trip was less than thrilling. But returning home I saw this guy/gal on the wall. Over 2" in length, it first looked like a piece of felt or velcro! However I identified it as a Woolly Bear Caterpillar, which apparently had gotten lost.
According to superstition, the amount of black in the caterpillar's bristle coating forecasts the severity of the coming winter.
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