Wildlife Wednesday 05/28/2025

Happy #WildlifeWednesday!  Recently spotted on our Wilderness Walk trail is this large communal nest of the Eastern tent caterpillar. These caterpillars, which will eventually become moths, are among the most social of larvae. An adult female moth lays her eggs in late spring or early summer. She lays just one batch each year, containing about…

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Wildlife Wednesday 01/29/2025

Happy #WildlifeWednesday from the woolly bear caterpillar! Woolly bears are the larval form of the Isabella tiger moth, a yellowish orange moth with black spots that occurs in the United States and Canada.  Being found in very cold locations including the Arctic, there is much folklore surrounding woolly bears and their ability to predict the…

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