The other day I spotted this wooly bear caterpillar crossing the path. It rattled a thought in my brain about using their coloring to predict the winter weather. There is an awful lot of black on that caterpillar so we just might be having a bad winter. Bring on the wool!
NothingButKnit 
The woolly bear caterpillars we have in NZ have yellow and black stripes running lengthwise.
https://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/resources/identification/animals/bug-id/what-is-this-bug/bugs-with-legs/lots-of-legs/caterpillars/woolly-bear-caterpillar
(I hope this link works for you.)
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That is so interesting! I had no idea.
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It can be a bad winter, but not an early one, OK? 😉
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Yes! Not early or late. We had a late one this past winter and no spring. I miss 4 distinct seasons.
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It was a strange year weather-wise, wasn’t it? No spring but a short summer. Nasty!
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Bring on the wool anyway – New England gets cold even if it is a mild winter! Bring on the wool – I want to knit!
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My problem is that I want more wool, and I have plenty!!!
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The Farmer’s Almanac predicts a cold snowy winter this year. I would be fine with that, as long as it starts after Christmas and ends before Valentine’s Day.
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I think I remember someone telling me the broader the stripes the harsher the winter, and as someone said above we can expect a cold snowy winter, pretty much like last year, ugh. Hope we don’t get to 70 below with wind chills again.
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apparently according to your article if the black is broader the worse the winter, brrr get ready for a chilly one. 🙂
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He does have a lot of black on him! Fortunately, you have lots of wool and toasty, lovely clothing 🙂
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That’s an interesting deet about this catapillar. I never see any around here. How fun to see things like this in your area.
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