Moth Caterpillars. by Jeffrey S. Pippen | Back to Jeff's Butterfly Page | Back to Jeff's Misc. Thanks to many folks who have helped me ID some of the creatures on this page, including Anurag Agrawal, John & Jane Balaban, Cheri Cameron, Pat Coin, Steve Hall, Sean Hitch, Josh Rose, and Steve & Dean.
Mad as a March hare. To be as mad as a March hare is an English idiomatic phrase derived from the observed antics, said to occur only in the March breeding season of the Hare, genus Lepus.
On March 15, it is not uncommon to read or hear the phrase âBeware the Ides of March.â Why? Traditionally, the Ides of March marks the day Roman leader Julius Caesar was assassinated by members of the Roman Senate in 44 B.C. Historical accounts say a psychic warned Caesar, who had named himself âDictator for Life,â to beware the day.