This is a snapshot of the woolly worm, also known as a woolly bear worm, we saved from our curious kittens. The worm, or caterpillar, is about two inches long and, if it survives the winter, may emerge in the spring as an Isabella tiger moth. Folklore says that the blacker the woolly worm, the harsher the winter. Some say the moth predicts correctly 80-85 percent of the time, but scientists poo-poo that idea. Whatever its prediction capabilities, the creature is quite beautiful.Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Woolly Worm
This is a snapshot of the woolly worm, also known as a woolly bear worm, we saved from our curious kittens. The worm, or caterpillar, is about two inches long and, if it survives the winter, may emerge in the spring as an Isabella tiger moth. Folklore says that the blacker the woolly worm, the harsher the winter. Some say the moth predicts correctly 80-85 percent of the time, but scientists poo-poo that idea. Whatever its prediction capabilities, the creature is quite beautiful.
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