Arthro-Pod EP 60 Autumn Caterpillars on the Move

Howdy, howdy bug lovers! Today the Arthro-Pod gang discuss the numerous caterpillars you can encounter as fall sets in. Some caterpillars overwinter as larvae, hidden in leaf
litter or soil, others pupate first to wait out the cold. We start seeing more
of both kinds, right now, as they leave trees and plants they were feeding on
and search for that perfect comfy spot. 

Tune in to learn about different species you might encounter, why some fuzzy caterpillars shouldn't be touched, and tools to help you identify caterpillars you discover! 

The fuzzy and cute, banded woolly bear caterpillar (Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org)

Show notes

Can the woolly bear predict the weather (no, it cannot)

The truth about hickory tussock moths

Come to Kentucky and visit our woolly worm festival!

What caterpillars can "sting" you?

Check out some sites that can help with identification-

https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/
https://www.inaturalist.org/

Questions? Comments? 

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Follow the hosts on Twitter @bugmanjon, @JodyBugsmeUNL, and @MSkvarla36

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Arthro-Pod Quickcast from ESA 2017: Sarah Triplett of Butterfly Pavilion

Hey there bug lovers! We're coming at you from the Entomological Society of America National meeting in Denver, CO! We're trying to put together some "quickcasts" for all of you and our first one features Sarah Triplett of Butterfly Pavilion. Tune in to hear about zookeeping as a career and all the wonders that await you at Butterfly Pavilion!

Our first guest at ESA 2017!

Check out the Butterfly Pavilion and head to their website to learn more:
https://www.butterflies.org/

Arthro-Pod Episode 29: The Migration of Painted Lady Butterflies

Tune in to today's show where Jody and Jonathan chat about painted lady butterflies and the magnificent migration that has been occurring. Painted ladies, aka cosmopolitans, are found on nearly every continent on Earth and are a handsome mixture of orange, brown, and white.
While the monarch butterfly is the most famous migratory insect, painted ladies are also capable of showing off and traversing the country over successive generations.

Learn more about this butterfly from our friends at Iowa State:
http://vanessa.ent.iastate.edu/node/10482

Or contribute to the databanks of iNaturalist
https://www.inaturalist.org/ 

Questions? Comments? 

Follow the hosts on Twitter @JLarson_UNL, @JodyBugsmeUNL, and @MSkvarla36

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This episode is freely available on archive.org and is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Beginning/ending theme: "There It Is" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0