-The woolly worm is not a true worm. It’s a caterpillar, the larvae of the Isabella Tiger Moth (Pyrrharctia isabella).-The Isabella is a beautiful winged creature with yellowish-orange, and cream-colored wings spotted with black...
Dr. C. H. Curran, a curator of insects at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, wanted to prove scientifically that the woolly worm could foretell the weather.
So he took his wife 40 miles North of the city to Bear Mountain State Park to look for woolly bear caterpillars...
Dr. Curran’s average brown segment counts ranged from 5.3 to 5.6 out of the total 13 segments. This means that the total brown band took up more than 1/3 of the woolly bear.
According to this study, the corresponding winters were milder than average, as Dr. Curran had concluded and foretold...
Do Woolly Bear Caterpillars Really Foretell The Weather?
Look for the woolly worms in the fall and watch them. There are two generations of these worms, some appearing in June and July and others in September. The September ones are the weather tellers...
Not that you know what a black woolly worm means; it’s best to try this exercise and see if you are like Dr. Curran.
Please note that every year, the woolly worms look different, and it depends on their region...