The Woolyworm's Adventure

I found a wooly bear caterpillar, also known as the woolyworm or banded bear caterpillar, today, decided to take some pictures and video. It must have been very, very healthy because it was very, very active. (It even craps on my hand. :P )

These things are awesome. They curl up when they're afraid. The bristles are prickly, but they aren't dangerous, although a few people might have a rash if the bristles break off (the same is true with certain tarantula species).
FYI, I've never had any problems with wooly bear caterpillars.


They start to appear en masse around the fall/autumn of the year in North America. They use their bristles when matured to create their cocoon, and thus transform into a moth.


Music:

You Spin Me Right Round -- Billy Idol

Country Roads (Take Me Home) -- John Denver


I do NOT own the music above. I'm just using them as a fan presentation.
I do NOT own Mama Luigi, Yoshi, Super Mario Bros., or Earthworm Jim "Groovy". It is there merely for fan humor.

I DO own, however, the caterpillar video and the caterpillar photos at the end of the video.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• nature
• wildlife
• caterpillar
• worm
• wooly
• woolyworm
• bear
• banded
• fun
• cat
• john
• denver
• country
• roads
• mountains
• insect
• NC

[ESBEAUTII]

I was driving yesterday and felt something tickly on my arm!! and it was this thing!!! I had no idea what it was, I flicked it off real quick it almost caused me to have an accident!!!!! I hate bugs and this thing looked so scary up close. I swore up an down one of the guy from the group home I work at threw it at me but they said they didn't lol it wasn't moving maybe it was about to die..I dunno. I just wanted to look it up an see what it was..I thought it was a caterpillar

[GekkouKitsune]

lol, yeah, you thought right, it's a caterpillar.

They can be awfully prickly though

[DtoxLover]

Where do we find them? like i know under grass, rocks and logs but is there any location like a forest or something?

[GekkouKitsune]

Finding them can be pretty random. I found mine under a tractor at the barn. I also saw one under some leaves and on a rock.

I doubt they'd actually be in under one, though.

I suggest looking around trees (foresty area) and wooded areas. If you have a place that has chopped up wood, that's a good place too but watch out for bees and especially snakes.

The best way to find one is not specifically look for them at all, I've found. They can be pretty common or rare depending on where you live.

[999Shaymins]

hey at 1:35 i see u have a cat wats ur cat's name

[GekkouKitsune]

I have three cats. The one in the video you see is called "Tipper", my Grandma named him because we originally was going to give him to her but he sheds his hair too much.

He is my favorite cat.

[DeeNevosa]

LOL He left you a present

[dafhgadsrhadjtb]

It took a big SHIT on you

[mybikevideos]

hahaha the clip of "you spin me right round" made me laugh a lot :)

[toupal3]

0:14 it crapped

[ultimateHaru]

De hoy en adelante veré con nuevos ojos a los choconoys xD

[stentuliar]

1:32 cat on the rail staring at it

[stentuliar]

i wish my caterpillar was that active

[Iraqendwar]

Guys, I caught a woolly bear during the fall (now), brought it home and placed leaves, soil, and twigs in the box. Four days later, it wrap itself into a cocoon..for the winter? Is this okay?

I thought woolly bears are supposed to hibernate during the winter and encase itself into a cocoon ONLY when the SPRING comes. Won't it die if the cocoon hatches now and it's not spring yet?

[EreBeMonsters]

I love wooly bears, i used to play with them as a kid. There the spirit of youth!

[DeadlyTeaParty]

I love those things!! XD

So cute!!!!

[Lajuun]

Awwww! When I was little these were EVERYWHERE but as I've gotten older I've seen fewer and fewer and it makes me sad...

[TheAce1082]

I saw a few at Seneca College King Campus while on a camping trip. I took a few pictures