Will it be a long, hard winter? Let’s ask Mr. Woolly Bear Caterpillar.
If the cute fuzzy crawler has a big brown stripe in the middle and smaller black stripes on each end, winter will be mild. A small brown stripe in the middle and bigger black stripes, winter will be harsh. At least that’s the scoop in the bug world.
Quoted: UW-Madison entomologist Phil Pellitteri