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Woolly Bear?

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  1. thewoodlands

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    If this is a Woolly Bear, does this mean the middle of the winter will be tough.
     

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    The wooly bears down here are all orange Im still looking for a squirrel to get a double confirmation that well have a mild winter. I sure hope the critters are right last winter was a a rough one and the caterpillars were all black.
     
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    Whoooaaa, its fully black? Oh man, bad winter BAD WINTER! Bad ju ju there Woody! :eek:
     
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    This was my second post.
    From doing some quick research, this is the Giant Leopard Moth Caterpillar, it's always black.
    http://www.crh.noaa.gov/arx/?n=woollybear
     
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    Keep trying fellas. The birds and animals can tell much as can vegetation. But, they can be wrong too.
     
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    Just for the heck of it, if you see a Woolly Bear, take a picture to post, even you Sav!

    According to legend, the wider that middle brown section is (i.e., the more brown segments there are), the milder the coming winter will be. Conversely, a narrow brown band is said to predict a harsh winter. But is it true?
     
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    Ok, I'll snap one tonight. We have a lot of white and black woolybuggers.
     
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    And yes, I believe it's true!
     
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    Many older people (when I was young) really put a lot of faith in them. I'm not sure if it is true or not but probably it is like most of the weather lore in that most are true but maybe true by 90% or something like that. I haven't yet seen one this year.
     
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    Same here, haven't seen any in SE Mass
     
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    I keep finding those deals in my garage. First one I found I was wondering what was, picked it up and it was moving around! I thought it was a clump of weird looking dog hair or something!
    They are all black and like 1" or so long.
     
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    I looked around, but saw nothing. I think they sought shelter for tonight's crisp air.
     
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    I found one with black on each end and brown in the middle today so far thats the only one that has a lot of black on it Im still holding out for a milder winter.
     
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    I saw my first Woolly Bear last weekend but didn't have the camera, it had a small brown section in the middle which could mean a harsh winter.

    According to legend, the wider that middle brown section is (i.e., the more brown segments there are), the milder the coming winter will be. Conversely, a narrow brown band is said to predict a harsh winter. But is it true?
     
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    I saw this guy today, not a harsh winter?
     

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    Haven't seen any 'Wooly Bullys' yet. The acorns just started dropping a few days back on our driveway. Keepin' my eyes peeled.o_O
     
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    The old guys used to say that means an open winter. Therefore, not as much snow but could be cold.
     
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    Some guy always said get ahead on your wood, you never can tell when we'll have a hard winter (s) does that guy live near you!:thumbs:
     
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    I saw this one the other day. I think we are in for it! [​IMG]
     
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