If the caterpillar is mostly black, with a more narrow orange band, the upcoming winter may be colder, snowier, and overall more harsh. And vice versa: a woolly bear caterpillar with a wider ...

Do woolly bear caterpillars forecast winter weather? Woolly bears (or woolly worms in the South) have a reputation for forecasting the coming winter weather, according to the Farmer's Almanac.

A woolly bear caterpillar, wrapped in a warm fuzzy cloak of black and rusty-brown bands was making good time through the grass, minding its own business and steadfast in its search for winter ...

And if the middle brown band is wider, then it will be a milder winter. The popularity of the woolly bear caterpillar continues, with the annual “Wooly Worm Festival,” held every October in ...

Is the woolly bear caterpillar a fuzzy little weather ... According to Michigan State University Extension, these caterpillars spend the winter literally curled up under leaves and other plant ...

IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT KIND OF WINTER WE WILL HAVE, SOME FOLKS SAY YOU SHOULD LOOK TO THE WOOLLY BEAR CATERPILLAR. FOLKLORE TELLS US THAT IF THE CATERPILLAR IS MORE BLACK THAN THE BROWNISH ...

The other morning, while heading to the barn for chores, a folklore winter season predictor literally crossed my path, or rather crawled along on its belly in front of me. A woolly bear caterpillar, ...

Want to know how bad this winter is expected to be? You could look at the long-term NOAA forecasts for Ohio, or to the meteorologists at the National Weather Service, with their fancy technology ...

If the caterpillar is mostly black, with a more narrow orange band, the upcoming winter may be colder, snowier, and overall more harsh. And vice versa: A woolly bear caterpillar with a wider ...