#whoolybear

[stumptownimages]

Winter is Coming #stumptownimages #capturinglifesmagic #stumptown #portland #portlandia #rosecity #stumptown #whoolybear #caterpillar #moth #winter #fall #orange #black #folklore #wivestales #story #weather #pdx #insects #insect #macro #furry #photowalk (at Portland, Oregon)

[seedkeeping]

Fuzzy on fuzzy! A Whooly Bear Caterpillar (Pyrrharctia isabella) gets ready to freeze for the winter, and when it thaws out, perhaps it will pupate and become the Isabella Tiger Moth, though in the Arctic they can freeze and thaw through 14 winters before metamorphosis. Here it crawls across a Great Mullein (Verbascum thapsis), which is native to Europe, Asia, and Africa, and is well established in the Americas where it grows in disturbed soils, offers relief to lung problems, and a cozy home for Whooly, who subsequently curled up deep in the fuzzy leaves near the stem. #whoolybear #pyrrharctiaisabella #isabellatigermoth #greatmullein #verbascumthapsus #metamorphosis (at Newtown Square, Pennsylvania)