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Woolly bear caterpillar

Pyrrharctia isabella

Photo by ScientiaGulo
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Wooly bear caterpillar

Pyrrharctia isabella

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ScientiaGulo
Gale I never heard that before I'll have to find out :)
galewhale..Gale
There is any old prognostication about the severity of the coming winter, based on amount of dark vs light brown on a wooly bear... but I can never remember which means which. anyone know?

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