Ok I work for my city as a park aid. So I was finding all these fuzzy catipilers and from what I know they are called wolly bears. What I wanted to know is about their colors. They are blake then brown then black again. Does the length of the brown mean anything. I heard that how ever long the brown was ment how long and harsh the winter was going to be.
2006-09-19 02:25:17 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
It's a commonly held folklore that the more black in the woolly bear caterpillar's coat, the more severe the winter will be. In actuality, the amount of black just tells you how close to full grown the caterpillar is, though I don't know if maturity is indicated by more black or by less. The caterpillar then pupates and becomes a moth with yellowish brown wings spotted with black.
2006-09-19 02:32:07 · answer #1 · answered by DavidK93 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is an urban myth. Whatever color or pattern or fuzz density they are has no predictive value. Go check with the snopes site on the Internet to debunk that idea.
2006-09-19 09:30:24 · answer #2 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that is correct. How ever long the brown is, that it is meant how long the winters will be.
2006-09-19 09:43:03 · answer #3 · answered by Debbie H 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋