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Want to know how bad this winter might be? You could look at the latest forecast. Or you could turn to the woolly bear caterpillar. Here's what to know.
A winner is chosen after many heats, and for its prowess, it gets to make the official winter weather forecast based on the color blocking of its 13 brown and black segments, correlating each ...
Three longtime TV meteorologists share their favorite folklore predictors, but lean on science when forecasting winter weather in Indiana. Winter forecasts: Woolly worms, leaves, persimmon seeds ...
Beattyville, Kentucky, begun 1988, called the Woolly Worm Festival, features food, vendors, live music, and a Woolly Worm Race in which people race the woollybear caterpillar up vertical strings. [14] [15] [16] Oil City, Pennsylvania, Woolley Bear Jamboree, begun in 2008, features Oil Valley Vick to predict the winter weather. [17]
The Woolly Worm Festival is an event held each October since 1978 in Banner Elk and Avery County, North Carolina. [1] The festival celebrates the supposed weather-predicting abilities of the woolly worm, also called "woolly bear" which is a caterpillar or larvae of the isabella tiger moth .
The Woolly Bear Caterpillar is similarly celebrated for its mythical association to winter forecasting. [2] After the caterpillars' eggs hatch in fall, folklore suggests the severity of an upcoming winter can be gauged by observing the amount of black versus orange in the caterpillars' bands.
There are several different species of woolly bear caterpillars, varying in colors, but all of them become variations of the tiger moth. Woolly weather predictions: Entomologist weighs in on ...
During the fall seasons, Whitney often referred to the wooly worm's supposed ability to predict the severity of an upcoming winter. His frequent reference to wooly worms led to the creation of a kids' fan club with the wooly worm as its mascot. [3]