According to folklore, the amount of black on the woolly bear in autumn varies proportionately with the severity of the coming winter in the locality where the caterpillar is found. The longer the woolly bear's black bands, the longer, colder, snowier, and more severe the winter will be. Similarly, the wider the middle brown band is associated with a milder upcoming winter. The position of the longest dark bands supposedly indicates which part of winter will be coldest or hardest.


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The Woolly Bear Caterpillar




Woolly Bear Caterpillars: Winter Weather Predictors | Facts & Folklore | The Old Farmer's Almanac
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Woolly Bear Caterpillar - Winter Predictor Or Not?
Order Your Almanac Today! Based on the measurements of the distinctive woolly bear caterpillar, you can figure out your weather forecast! Woolly bear caterpillars—also called woolly worms—have a reputation for being able to forecast the coming winter weather. If their rusty band is wide, then it will be a mild winter.





Recently, I was walking through a local park near Promega, when I spotted my first woolly bear of the season. Spotting that little fellow in the sidewalk piqued my curiosity, and I decided to see what I could discover about my friend, the woolly bear. These nondestructive caterpillars feed on corn, asters, birches, and sunflowers among other things. They leave their plants as third instar larvae then look for a cool, dark place, usually underneath leaf detritus to overwinter. In the spring the hibernating caterpillars become active, eat for a few days and then each one will spin a silk cocoon from which an adult moth will emerge in about one month.

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