I spotted a Yellow Woolly Bear caterpillar on the Abbot Nature Trail. The caterpillar was eating the Jewelweed leaves. It’s yellow and hairy but when it goes into its hairy cocoon out comes a white bodied moth called an Virginia Tiger moth. They have two broods yearly. Cocoons are formed in spring and summer. I learned so much about just one thing I found on the Nature Trail. This caterpillar was awesome. I hope that I can find it again!
