Category Archives: Caterpillars
Goslings and caterpillar
Continuing with the theme of cute animals, I was in Chattanooga today and took time out for a bike ride along the Riverwalk. Young animals from two very different parts of the tree of life caught my attention. This mixed … Continue reading
Posted in Archosaurs, Caterpillars, Travels, Water
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Inching into the future
I’m visiting the University of Richmond where, just like Sewanee, spring is in full force and many weeks early. In addition to great people and beautiful buildings, the campus is populated by millions of inchworm caterpillars. Just walking between buildings … Continue reading
Posted in Archosaurs, Caterpillars, Travels
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Mistletoe
A single mistletoe plant is growing near the top of an ash tree behind Shenanigans and Woody’s Bikes. Mistletoe is not common in Sewanee, although it can be quite abundant on the lower slopes of the coves. Recently, biologists have … Continue reading
Posted in Berries, Caterpillars, Fruits, Plants, Trees
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Mapleworm
This caterpillar was racing across our driveway, heaving its body along in lurches. It is a “green-striped mapleworm.” It looks big and fat enough to pupate. After the animal emerges from the pupal stage, it will be a “rosy maple … Continue reading
Posted in Caterpillars, Moths
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