WOOLLIES AND CLIMATE CHANGE
WOOLLIES AND CLIMATE CHANGE As you may have noticed, The Caterpillar Lab has been hard at work this winter! We haven’t shared out about...
WOOLLIES IN WINTER
WOOLLIES IN WINTER Congratulations to those of you who correctly identified this week’s Caterpillar of the Week, the Woolly Bear...
MYSTERY CATERPILLAR
CATERPILLAR OF THE WEEK: Guess who??? Who can identify this winsome caterpillar by its setae? Wondering what the heck setae (pronounced...
PUG CATERPILLAR
CATERPILLAR OF THE WEEK: The ubiquitous Pug! Eupithecia species Pug caterpillars in New England are represented by a myriad of small,...
WHOA! CATERPILLARS EAT THAT?!
Our Caterpillar of the Week, Ashen Pinion (Lithophane antennata) has attracted lots of attention for its diet, which includes other...
ASHEN PINION
CATERPILLAR OF THE WEEK: The Ashen Pinion, Lithophane antennata, is one of many species of unassuming, green, cylindrical caterpillars we...
PROLEGS: SPOTLIGHT ON CATERPILLAR ANATOMY
ProLOGUE (Ha, Ha) / Disclaimer Last month, when I wrote a post all about the osmeterium, I asked for suggestions regarding other anatomy...
LUNA MOTH CATERPILLAR
CATERPILLAR OF THE WEEK: I have an ulterior motive for appointing the Luna Moth caterpillar (Actias luna) this week’s Caterpillar of the...
