http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2009/10/10/banded-wooly-bear/ A Field Guide to the North Side of Old Mill Hill, Atlantic Mine, MI Thu, 17 May 2012 13:43:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2009/10/10/banded-wooly-bear/comment-page-1/#comment-1642 rae Fri, 16 Oct 2009 19:04:07 +0000 http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/?p=1104#comment-1642 its so cute. i caught 10 this year. i waited until they turned into moths its so cute. i caught 10 this year. i waited until they turned into moths

]]> http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2009/10/10/banded-wooly-bear/comment-page-1/#comment-1630 Tim Eisele Mon, 12 Oct 2009 14:25:21 +0000 http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/?p=1104#comment-1630 Well, if I understand the function of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imaginal_disc" rel="nofollow">imaginal discs</a> correctly, the appendages of moths and butterflies don't actually have any connection to the caterpillar's original appendages. As long as the imaginal disc in the caterpillar that was supposed to grow into an adult leg is left undisturbed, the new leg will grow in just fine even if the caterpillar somehow loses some of its caterpillar legs. Well, if I understand the function of imaginal discs correctly, the appendages of moths and butterflies don’t actually have any connection to the caterpillar’s original appendages. As long as the imaginal disc in the caterpillar that was supposed to grow into an adult leg is left undisturbed, the new leg will grow in just fine even if the caterpillar somehow loses some of its caterpillar legs.

]]> http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/2009/10/10/banded-wooly-bear/comment-page-1/#comment-1629 K T Cat Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:52:37 +0000 http://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.com/?p=1104#comment-1629 The catepillars seem to have more appendages than the moths. If they lose a leg, is there a corresponding limb loss in the moth that emerges in the Spring? The catepillars seem to have more appendages than the moths. If they lose a leg, is there a corresponding limb loss in the moth that emerges in the Spring?

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