Woolly bear season has arrived. The fuzzy black and brown caterpillars are appearing in ... Woolly bears, members of the tiger moth family native to Eastern North America, are conspicuous around ...

then cocoon and emerge as an Isabella tiger moth. Isabella tiger moths are found throughout the U.S., though not in Hawaii ...

‘‘The woolly bear caterpillar (or, more precisely, the Isabella tiger moth) is a great example of insect strategies for cold and has become fairly well-known in the literature,’’ emailed ...