Coming in from working in the garden I saw this little guy moving his feet as fast as he could across the pavers. I always associate wooly bears with fall, not spring/winter. Wooly Bear in February??? crawling right along ( photo / image / picture from Jewell's Garden ) He was quickly hidden under some dried leaves.
They hatch in the fall and overwinter in caterpillar form, sometimes freezing solid but surviving. In the spring they come out of hibernation, eat, grow then pupate into the Isabella Tiger Moth. You have probably seen them in the fall before they hibernate.
Toni, thanks for the info. Had never seen one in the spring so had thought they went into the pupa stage in the fall.
