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The woolly bear caterpillar isn't really a bear at all. This
little guy is as tame as a teddy bear. Capture it for the winter
and watch it spin its cocoon in the spring. Finally your "bear"
will turn into a "tiger"-an Isabella Tiger Moth. |
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How to Capture a Bear |
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- Find a brown
and black banded woolly bear caterpillar in October (check the lawn,
garden, or even the road)
- Put it in a
clear plastic jar with a lid (be sure to punch holes in the lid)
- Add a
twig in the jar and include some fresh grass for your bear to eat.
Note: Put fresh grass in everyday.
Soon your bear will tire of perching on the twig
and will go to sleep on the bottom.
- Remove any
remaining grass but leave the twig in the jar all winter long.
- Find a place
outside that is protected from bad weather (a covered porch is nice)
and you will be able to watch it hibernate.
- In the
spring, when weeds start to turn green it is time to feed your bear.
Feed it fresh grass every day. Soon it will spin its magic
cocoon of silk.
- In about a week it will
become the Isabella Tiger moth. On a nice day, take the jar
outside and set your "tiger" free.
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If you want to see the woolly bear caterpillar and Isabella Moth,
Click Here
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the above link does not work, please contact the
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| Information for
this project was taken from "Fun With Nature" Northword Press, Minnetonka,
MN Caterpillars, Bugs and Butterflies by Mel Boring |
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