WHAT IS IT?: Harold Whitney of Bradford discovered this caterpillar — “caught and released Sunday” — roughly three inches in length, at the practice field above Poplin Avenue.
It has long, black bristles — sparser than on a woolly bear caterpillar — but no orange bristles, Harold tells us. However, there is orange coloring on his skin at segment separations.
So, readers, can anyone tell us what kind it is?
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Did you know?: A caterpillar’s only job is to eat. During the larval stage, the caterpillar has to eat enough to sustain it through the pupal stage into adulthood. If the caterpillar does not eat enough, it might reach adulthood but will not be able to produce eggs.
A caterpillar has as many as 4,000 muscles in its body. The caterpillar’s head capsule alone has 248 individual muscles, with 70 controlling each body segment. Each of the 4,000 muscles is innervated by one to two neurons.
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We are into the first week of October, so it’s time for reminder of what October Is…
Adopt A Shelter Dog Month; American Cheese Month; American Pharmacist Month; Apple Month; Arts & Humanities Month; National Applejack Month; Breast Cancer Awareness Month; Caramel Month; Celiac Disease Awareness Month; Clergy Appreciation Month; Cookbook Month; Cookie Month;
Cyber Security Awareness Month; Dessert Month; Domestic Violence Awareness Month; Dwarfism/Little People Awareness Month; Eczema Awareness Month; Filipino-American History Month; German-American Heritage Month; Hispanic Heritage Month;
Italian-American Heritage Month; Lupus Awareness Month; National Arts & Humanities Month; National Down Syndrome Awareness Month;
National Roller Skating Month; Pasta Month; Pickled Peppers Month; Pizza Month; Polish-American Heritage Month; Popcorn Popping Month; Pork Month; Positive Awareness Month;
Pretzel Month; National Month of Sarcasm; Seafood Month; Squirrel Awareness & Appreciation Month and Vegetarian Month.
