On Dec. 12 of last year, I headed to remote areas of Muskingum County. Bird photography was my primary goal. The sun shone brightly, but it was a seasonally apropos 43 degrees for a high. Especially ...

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What we call woolly bear caterpillars are the larva of the Isabella tiger moth, or Pyrrharctia isabella. The tiger moth is a nocturnal flier with tan or light orange wings and a few black dots. This ...

OHIO COUNTY, W. Va. — Legend has it that a fuzzy caterpillar can predict winter weather, but does this Appalachian folklore hold any weight? “I’d ask you; Have you ever seen an Isabella Tiger Moth?

Retired teacher Larry Weber, of Barnum, is the author of “Butterflies of the North Woods" and “Spiders of the North Woods," among other books. Reach him via Katie Rohman at [email protected]. A ...

Woolly Bears are the caterpillar stage of the Isabella Tiger Moth. They have black on both ends and a red or rust color in the middle. These creatures are only found in Southern Canada, the United ...

In the world of butterflies and moths, many species are most easily recognized by their winged, adult forms, while their time as a larval caterpillar is spent in relative anonymity. While some of ...

The common and well-known banded woolly bear caterpillars are a large part of autumn in Lancaster County and eastern North America. They usually are invisible while feeding among grasses and other ...

The weather has cooled off, but in the early part of October, spring violets were blooming in the front yard. And not far from them, a big burning bush (Euonymus alatus), a shrub originally from ...