Woolly Bear

[thewoodlands]

This is the last Woolly Bear I saw near the garage while I was waterproofing the blocks, an easy winter, we'll see.

 

[fbelec]

i don't get it

 

[Jan Pijpelink]

It's a caterpillar. As winter comes, they disappear. So, this is the last one he can put on his grill for lunch.

 

[fbelec]

i see loads of those on my in my wood piles all curled up into a ball.

 

[thewoodlands]

i don't get it

https://www.almanac.com/content/woolly-bear-caterpillars-and-weather-prediction

 

[fbelec]

thanks. small middle band here

 

[coutufr]

It’s the Isabella caterpillar. It’s butterfly looks very unnoticeable.

 

[thewoodlands]

This is from the weather channel, will the blob give the east a cold and stormy winter, we shall see.

• A mass of warm water known as "the blob" has returned to the northern Pacific Ocean.
• The expansive dome of high pressure over Alaska allowed the blob to form off the coast.
• The blob is generally associated with warm, dry winters in the West and cold, stormy winters in the East.

 

[firefighterjake]

Ah, but it's been a relatively rainy Fall here in Maine and my grandfather always said if the farm pond was full in the Fall we wouldn't have a lot of snow.

So who do I trust? My "Pamp" or "The Blob"?

 

[thewoodlands]

Ah, but it's been a relatively rainy Fall here in Maine and my grandfather always said if the farm pond was full in the Fall we wouldn't have a lot of snow.

So who do I trust? My "Pamp" or "The Blob"?

Pamp.

 

[vinny11950]

Saw one about 2 weeks ago while raking leaves. Left it alone.

 

[thewoodlands]

The first Woolly Bears have been out, the middle band would indicate an easy winter but we'll see what the second generation looks like this fall.