SylvanLakeWH 25,602 #1 Posted February 9, 2022 SE Michigan - February 9, 2022… Just not right… 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,641 #2 Posted February 9, 2022 Crawling around active??? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,641 #3 Posted February 9, 2022 Must've warmed up a bit. Likely go back to hibernation. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,602 #4 Posted February 9, 2022 4 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: Crawling around active??? yes 2 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: Must've warmed up a bit. Likely go back to hibernation. perhaps… but it’s not warm here… 38 now… but low teens and colder at night for last week… it’s gone now, so either went back to sleep or a bird had a nice dinner… Just odd… 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynnmor 7,308 #5 Posted February 10, 2022 I think that I mentioned this before, but I am highly allergic to those buggers. Those hairs are little hypodermic needles with a toxin inside. One of those things crawled in my shoe in the garage and sent me to the emergency room going into anaphylactic shock. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,916 #6 Posted February 10, 2022 What do they turn into? Butterfly or moth? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynnmor 7,308 #7 Posted February 10, 2022 2 minutes ago, Pullstart said: What do they turn into? Butterfly or moth? Isabella tiger moth, or smoke if they are found in my wood pile. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,641 #8 Posted February 10, 2022 3 minutes ago, Pullstart said: What do they turn into? Butterfly or moth? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrrharctia_isabella Moth. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roadapples 6,983 #9 Posted February 10, 2022 Probably looking for a warmer spot... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 12,097 #10 Posted February 10, 2022 Found one in the garage last week. ...maybe something is comin' this way? What the heck? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 62,916 #11 Posted February 10, 2022 Forgive me if I’m terribly wrong… but I generally consider moths pests to our garden and butterflies welcome. Is there a benefit to having these ones around? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,602 #12 Posted February 10, 2022 50 minutes ago, Pullstart said: Forgive me if I’m terribly wrong… but I generally consider moths pests to our garden and butterflies welcome. Is there a benefit to having these ones around? Bird food. Other than that … Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,641 #13 Posted February 10, 2022 I don't see any specific benefit except bat food or bird food... Larvae feed on a wide variety of plants, including maple and elm trees, grasses, sunflowers, clovers, and more. The caterpillars are herbivores that graze on vegetation. They, like many other moth caterpillars, can be parasitized by wasps that lay their eggs on them and eventually kill them. The adults don’t live very long, but they too can be eaten by predators ranging from spiders to bats. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
