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Pryrrharctica isabella & Pisaurina mira
Banded Woolly Bear is the larva of the Isabella Tiger Moth. Family: Erebidae, Subfamily: Arctiinae, Tribe: Arctiini. Black on both ends with rust/red in the middle. Size: 2 inches (5.08 cm). Feeds on deciduous trees and low plants. Nursery Web Spider, Family: Pisauridae, Subfamily: Pisaurinae. Resembles wolf spiders. Size: 1 inch (2.54 cm). Mostly light tan with medium brown stripe down head and abdomen. Long legs. Feeds on available insects.
Woodlands, rural trail in Beltzville State Park, PA
I didn't stick around to see if the spider tried for this big snack.
Spotted on Sep 21, 2012
Submitted on Sep 22, 2012
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I hope he didn't!