A familiar Autumn sight here in the Pacific Northwest, the caterpillar of the Isabella Tiger Moth, Pyrrharctia isabella, is much better known to children and adults alike as the Woolly Bear. Legend has it that the width of the orange band predicts the severity of the coming Winter – the more orange visible, the less severe the weather. However as these bands have been shown to grow wider as the caterpillar grows larger, there is no proof that this legend has any truth behind it.
Location:
Sauvie Island, Oregon
Equipment:
Canon PowerShot G10
Settings:
F-stop: f/2.8
Exposure time: 1/50 sec.
ISO speed: ISO-100
Exposure bias: 0 step
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