There I was, bringing groceries into the house when I spotted it. It was big. It was black. It was fuzzy or spiky (take your pick, I wasn't going to touch it). And it was heading toward the front door ...

We most commonly see woolly bear caterpillars in the fall. I always smile when I see the first one. But have you ever thought about where they come from? I mean, since they are caterpillars, they must ...

It's so hot in Florida, we'll believe anything. The Farmers' Almanac recently released its 2024 winter weather predictions and a story on its site talks about a woolly bear caterpillar's supposed ...

Can those fuzzy, little caterpillars crawling up your wall or across your sidewalk really foretell how cold and snowy winter will be? Many swear the moth caterpillars can tell the future, but experts ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — If you’re out and about on the trails this fall, you might run into a fuzzy black and orange fellow inching across your path. The woolly bear caterpillar, also known as the ...

Nov. 3—As we get to this time of autumn, the local wildlife are preparing to deal with the coming cold season. Their methods of handling the impending winter vary with different critters but can be ...

The weather has cooled off, but in the early part of October, spring violets were blooming in the front yard. And not far from them, a big burning bush (Euonymus alatus), a shrub originally from ...

I came across this critter (above) on the walking path at the Alpine Athletic Center back in Oct. 2021. This is a woolly bear caterpillar. It has black-colored ends and a band of brown color in the ...

Groundhogs aren’t the only animals known for predicting the weather. Move aside, Punxsutawney Phil — a smaller creature can supposedly predict weather conditions before the start of winter, according ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — If you’re out and about on the trails this fall, you might run into a fuzzy black and orange fellow inching across your path. The woolly bear caterpillar, also known as the ...

A woolly bear caterpillar, the larval stage of the Isabella tiger moth, clings to the tip of a finger in the garden. (Getty Images/Kimberly A White) Move over, Punxsutawney Phil. There's a new weather ...