Reading the woolly worms

  • According to folklore, this woolly worm's mostly brown coat would indicate a warm winter. Photo by Amy Boggan/Contributing Photographer
    According to folklore, this woolly worm's mostly brown coat would indicate a warm winter. Photo by Amy Boggan/Contributing Photographer
The black and brown bands of the larval form of the Isabella tiger moth – also known as the woolly worm, woolly bear, or hedgehog caterpillar – are known from North Carolina to Pennsylvania as a way…

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