Winter

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

Reading the woolly worms

Robbi Pounds
Thursday, October 17, 2019
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 to predict the severity of the coming winter.