Wooly worm

That's not a road he is trying to cross is it? I seem to find more insects crossing the road lately.

Some interesting folklore about these lil wooly-worms: There is a lot of folklore surrounding the banded wooly worm, particularly related to its supposed power to predict upcoming winter weather each fall. The typical banded wooly worm has sections of black hairs at each end, and a section of orange-brown hairs in the center. Legend says that the more black on a banded wooly worm, the more severe the winter will be. Some folks have taken this to an extreme, and noting that there are thirteen segments in a typical banded wooly worm, they argue that each segment represents one week of winter. Orange segments predict mild weeks, and black ones foretell bad winter weather. :)

Moth caterpillar http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrrharctia_isabella