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minus-squarejlow (he/him)@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoNot a native English speaker here, that’s an amazing name for, uh, certain kinds of caterpillars?
minus-squareblackbrook@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoAnd a common folk lore about their appearance predicting the severity of the coming winter.
minus-squareLordTrychon@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoCorrect! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrrharctia_isabella
Not a native English speaker here, that’s an amazing name for, uh, certain kinds of caterpillars?
And a common folk lore about their appearance predicting the severity of the coming winter.
Correct!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrrharctia_isabella