Comments on: Weather by Caterpillar

By: Day

Day — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:08:27 +0000

My husband and I live in a four storied building of condos in southeast DC. We live on the fourth floor…there on the wall the thickest and blackest caterpillar I’ve ever seen!!! YUCK!! I think the thing winked at me. As you can gather I think very little of creepy crawly creatures. Wives tale or Almanac I hope to not see it again. What you guys are saying is pull out the long johns because, this creature is an indicator that we will have bad weather?

What does direction have to do with it — the caterpillar was crawling up the wall.

By: Lori

Lori — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 20:36:34 +0000

11/13/09 I live in Central Ohio and have seen a few woolly bears on my sidewalk and porch. They seem to be heading north. Their color a lot of orange , little black and not thick. Hope this means a mild winter since our summer was mild. Thanks!

By: Kristin

Kristin — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 21:28:19 +0000

Trick or treat? My mom went to pick up what she thought was a black boa feather from my halloween costume only to realize it was the big wooly mammoth of caterpillar’s. My family got a good chuckle out of it, but I think she was a little distraught. She said it was black as night and headed south. BURRRR!!!!

By: Kay

Kay — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:31:52 +0000

I just saw a totally black huge wooly caterpillar in my carport in Norman, Oklahoma. It has been a gorgeous, warm fall day — should I relocate Mr. Wooly from the concrete/brick carport to a place in my garden where he/she will find vegetation?

By: JOE

JOE — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:45:19 +0000

I saw a Black Woolly Bear Caterpilla with the red bands on its body today in Gaithersburg, MD. 10/27/2009

By: david

david — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 02:26:27 +0000

wooley bears can be trusted. When you see them crossing the road,,the earlier they cross the earlier the winter. The more of them,,the worse the winter. Darker bears..colder more snow.

By: Dina

Dina — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:10:44 +0000

I saw a black woolly caterpillar on my front porch with hardly and orange on it at all. I live in Pittsburgh PA. Does that mean we will have a cold, long winter here in pittsburgh?

By: Debbie

Debbie — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:31:17 +0000

My daughter just found a wooleybear caterpillar heading north with alot of orange and very little black, we live in northeast Ohio.

By: Ricky

Ricky — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 04:16:41 +0000

I live in Paducah Ky. and all i have seen everywhere, and all over the roads are dark black woolyworms. Seems to be more than I have ever seen in my life.