Things You'll Need:
- Time
- Patience
- Your eyes
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Step 1
Every year the meteorologists and scientists with other long convoluted extensively garbled sounding names come forth to predict the coming winter weather. If you're watching the 6 o'clock news they tell your to tune in at 11. If it's the 11 pm news they tell you to tune in at 9 am the next day. I'm not going to do that. You're here now/
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Step 2
During late summer or fall go to a woody area near your home. a local park or woods is good..
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Step 3
Check the ground and trees for a woolly Caterpillar, get one.
At this time of the year caterpillars' wool is alternate bands of dark brown or black and light tan to dark orange. -
Step 4
Look at the rings. If the rings are light; it will be a moderate winter.
If they are dark tan and dark brown; It will be cold. If they are semi-dark to black; winter will be very cold. And if there are no rings and the caterpillar is all black; be prepared for a very severe winter. -
Step 5
The caterpillar pictured was seen in Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania on August 8, 2009.














Comments
friendofgod said
on 10/8/2009 I've heard about caterpillar rings before: people tell me it's true: it's pretty amazing.
jenecequa said
on 9/27/2009 Cool. I'm going out to find that wooley caterpiller!
happystar said
on 9/5/2009 I learn something new everyday. Thanks. 5*
mvalora said
on 9/5/2009 Interesting info. Thanks!