Articles About Wooly Bear Worms
Wooly worms eat a variety of plants and vegetables such as cabbage, spinach, grass, and clover. In order to survive, they must eat large quantities of food before settling in for the winter.
Wooly Bear CaterpillarThe wooly caterpillar is very active during the day. It is not uncommon to spot them in groups of hundreds, all of them with one common goal – to find a place to hide.
Wooly Worm Festival and Beatyville Car ShowThe Wooly Worm Festival and Beattyville Car Show take place in the small town of Beattyville Kentucky. The Beattyville Kentucky Car Show features classic autos of all kinds displayed by owners from all over the country.
Can Woolly Worms Really Predict the Winter?In the American Northeast, it is believed that if the woolly worm has more brown on its body than black, it will be a fair winter. If the woolly worm has more black than brown, the winter will be harsh.
Beattyville Kentucky Wooly Worm (Festival)During most Wooly Worm Festivals (also spelled Woolly Worm Festival) other fun activities take place. Beattyville Kentucky Wooly Worm Festival activities include: Wooly worm races, games, arts and crafts, live music, and prize giveaways.
The Woolly Worm: Life Cycle and CareThe furry woolly worm can be spotted during the fall months in great numbers inching along the ground. While you will notice them in great numbers during the fall months, the woolly worm actually has two life cycles, so they can also be found inching around in June and July.
Woolly worms may look small, [...]
Caring for Woolly Worms isn’t that difficult if you have a few simple tools such as a calendar, a container or cage, and the right feed. Before we discuss how to care for woolly worms, here is a bit of information about woolly worms.
About Woolly Worms
The woolly worm (also spelled “wooly worm”) is actually a [...]
The Woolly Worm Festival takes place in small towns across the U.S. each year. Locals and visitors alike gather in towns like Beattyville, Kentucky and Lewisburg, Pennsylvania each year to find out just how bad the upcoming winter might get. The festival began in 1987 and it occurs during the third weekend in the month [...]
Woolly Worm FolkloreThe woolly worm is actually a caterpillar or the larvae of the Isabella tiger moth. The tiger moth belongs to the arctiidae family, which has 11,000 species of moths around the world. The tiger moth is a beautiful creature with bright colors such as scarlet, yellow, orange, and white and rich hues ranging from black [...]
Banded Woolly BearWhile the banded woolly bear does not use its bristles for protection, it has another defense mechanism. If handled or threatened in any way, the banded woolly bear will simply play dead.
White Woolly Worm Weather Predictions and other Insect TalesThe ability of banded woolly worms to predict the weather is the basis for a popular festival. Their all-white “cousins” and a host of other insects are also part of the many truths and folklore revolving around the seasons.
White Woolly WormsWhite woolly worms look like little puffballs when resting on plants. Like other caterpillar species, they are voracious eaters. These little white woolly worms evolve into Virginia tiger moths.
The Wooly Bear (Wooly Worm, Woolly Worm)The wooly bear worm is most famous for its legendary ability to predict winter weather. Also known as wooly worm, woolly worm, black-ended bear, fuzzy bear, or banded wooly bear, the wooly bear worm is actually the caterpillar (larval stage) of the Isabella Tiger Moth.
The Woolly Worm Festival (a/k/a Wooly Worm Festival)The Woolly Worm festival (sometimes spelled as “Wooly Worm” festival) draws 25,000 Woolly Worm enthusiasts annually to Banner Elk, North Carolina to see these fuzzy, woolly worms (actually caterpillars) race.
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