Yellow Wooly Bear

"Yellow Bear, Megan McCarty66" by Meganmccarty - Own work. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons - http://commons.wikimedia.org

About This Insect

Scientific Name: Spilosoma virginica
Food: many low plants and weeds
What does it turn into?  See it here
Does it sting? No, but the stiff "fur" may irritate your skin.
Will it destroy my garden? No.




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