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Does the Woolly Bear Caterpillar Superstition Hold True?

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Does the Woolly Bear Caterpillar Superstition Hold True?

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Superstition says that the Woolly Bear (caterpillar form of the Isabella Tiger Moth) can predict the severity of the upcoming winter. If the length of its orange stripe is long, it will be a mild winter, but if the majority of the caterpillar is black, it will be a cold winter. According to the Farmer’s Almanac (citing several scientific sources), the Woolly Bear’s accuracy in weather prognostication is little more than a folktale. This hasn’t stopped people from enjoying the fun: Each year, Bear Mountain State Park, just north of New York City, conducts its own Woolly Bear survey and issues a weather prediction. The Hagerstown, Maryland Town and Country Almanack sponsors an annual woolly bear caterpillar event, where local school children in Hagerstown collect woolly bears. A panel of judges examines the collected specimens and issues a woolly bear forecast for the upcoming winter. The town of Banner Elk, NC, holds an annual Woolly Worm Festival. The winning worm in the woolly race ge

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