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The wooly worm does not affect weather. They are indicators of weather because they are hardly ever seen in warm months such as July or June. We always see them in fall in a hurry to get somewhere. They are going into hibernation. So when you see a wooly worm headed somewhere during a month such as October or November that means cold temperatures are coming.
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People look for the intensity of the black color on the banded caterpillars, that are black and brown, or they compare the ratio of the black to brown coloration on the bodies of the caterpillars. If there is more brown than black, they predict it will be a milder winter, and, if there is more black than brown, there will be a very harsh winter.
What else can I help you with?
What are the black and brown caterpillars in Iowa?
when a wooly worm caterpillar's black bands are under than the brown one, what weather does this predict?
What if the wooly worm is white?
What does a white wooly worm mean?
What caterpillar is fuzzy black on the ends and orange in the middle like a woolly worm but with black spots down the middle of its back and long white spikes of hair on the ends with the black?
a wooly bear caterpillar
What kind of butterfly does a wooly bear caterpillar turn into?
It does not turn into a butterfly at all. It turns into the Isabella Tiger Moth.
Is a silk worm a caterpillar?
no
What does a brown and black wooly worm mean?
People look for the intensity of the black color on the banded caterpillars, that are black and brown, or they compare the ratio of the black to brown coloration on the bodies of the caterpillars. If there is more brown than black, they predict it will be a milder winter, and, if there is more black than brown, there will be a very harsh winter.
What type of worm is black with reddish orange spikes on it back?
I'm not sure if what you are looking at is a worm per se. It sounds more like a caterpillar which is the larvae of either a butterfly or moth. Try looking up different types of caterpillars since they tend to be quite colorful and can have hairs that stand out on various areas of their segmented bodies. That sounds kind of like a wooly bear caterpillar to me. wooly bears are often black with redish fuzz and black fuzz. (3 stripes) They become Isabella moths.
What kind of animal is a worm?
caterpillar
Can Ladybugs predict the weather?
In some places in the world and in the US, such as the New England states and especially in North Carolina (where the Woolly Worm Festival is held with activities such as caterpillar races and weather predictions), it is believed that the larvae of the Isabella tiger moth (Wooly Worm or Woolly Bear caterpillar) can indeed provide these predictions. People look for the intensity of the black color on the banded caterpillars, that are black and brown, or they compare the ratio of the black to brown coloration on the bodies of the caterpillars. If there is more brown than black, they predict it will be a milder winter, and, if there is more black than brown, there will be a very harsh winter.According to the web page of the Woolly Worm Festival [see link below in the related links section]:"...the woolly worm has a pretty good weather prediction rate. Scientists would prefer not to acknowledge it, but the woolly worm has a 80-85% accuracy rate for predicting the weather. The worm has held its record for accuracy for more than 20 years."
What is the name for a black fuzzy caterpillar?
A Willy Worm of course!
Is a cabbage worm an earthworm?
A cabbage worm is actually a caterpillar - not a worm. The are the larvae of the white cabbage moth.
What is a female caterpillar called?
All earthworms are hermaphrodites, which means that every worm is both male and female. Because of this, there is no such thing as a female worm, so there is no separate name for a female worm.
