Bonnie and the Wooly Bear

While anticipating the much hyped arrival of Tropical Storm Bonnie, we observed this Wooly Bear making himself at home on the front porch.   According to the Farmer's Almanac, it is believed that the Wooly Bear predicts the severity of the upcoming winter.    This caterpillar stage of the Isabella Tiger Moth, is normally seen with a varying number of brown segments.  The larger the number of brown segments, the milder the upcoming winter.  Mr. Wooly Bear here has ZERO brown segments and since we don't normally see the Wooly Bears in these parts until around September, it seems to be a harbinger of doom.   Wooly Bear says Bonnie will dump two feet of snow and cripple the south with an early winter which will extend into May. 

All hail the great wooly bear!
:-)
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