first wooly worm

[key west chick]

Saw my first wooly worm of the season in my carport. The little guy is ALL black. Hummmm.

 

[Hoosiermomma]

First? We've been seeing and dodging them for the past 3 mos. Ours are brown, black and a burnt orange coloring. They aren't as wooly as in the past so hopefully we'll have a fairly mild winter.

 

[key west chick]

Ours normally have a fairly large orange band. But this little guy is different. we have had very mild winters the last several years here. Wonder if this year will be different.

 

[Goose and Fig]

They're all over the roads here! It's like a plague. Never seen anything like it. Some are all black, some are brown & black. I must have run over dozens of them today- but ya can't help it!

 

[PotterWatch]

Would someone care to post a picture? I have no idea what ya'll are talking about and I am curious.

 

[Germaine_11.20]

Awww I miss the woolly worms. We don't have them out here. I loved to collect them as a kid and I remember that we would drive over hundreds with the cars at certain times of the year.

 

[Bec]

Here is a link with pics! They are called Wooly bears on this site..I call them that too!
http://www.all-creatures.org/pica/glf-woollybear.html

DH thinks I am crazy because I do try to not run them over! Now I have my kids watching! As we drive down the road "Look out Mommy, Wooly Bear!" "There's another one!" "Oh no Mommy, I think you just got one"


The funniest was the other day at a 4 way stop with a light, all farm fields, there were Wooly Bears crossing the road with the direction of the traffic....LOL>.the kids thought it was hilarious!

 

[Bec]

Here are some pics of some my son was saving today in his school parking lot!

 

[mjdtexan]

Huh, I was always under the impression since I was knee high to a short duck that those things would sting you. I wonder iffin chickens like em?

 

[kbarrett]

I saw one last week ( the first this season) and it was huge & mostly black.
Doesn't that mean a hard winter?