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Monday Morning Caterpillar Mystery
Saw this dude at the CF this summer. Who is he?
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I think he a he Yellow Woolly Bear
This is one of the most commonly encountered of all North American caterpillars. They eat a wide variety of common plants, many of them considered weeds, and they make no real effort to hide — you can often find them on the top of a leaf in the middle of the day, happily eating.
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I think he a he Yellow Woolly Bear
This is one of the most commonly encountered of all North American caterpillars. They eat a wide variety of common plants, many of them considered weeds, and they make no real effort to hide — you can often find them on the top of a leaf in the middle of the day, happily eating.