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Wooly Bear

Pyrrharctica isabella

Description:

About 1 and a half inches long, a black band on either red and a tuscan red band in the middle. Its head is black.

Notes:

According to folklore, the banding on a wooly bear is supposed to determine the severity of the coming winter. The smaller the red band, the more severe the winter.

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RiverValleyRunner
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RiverValleyRunner

New York, USA

Spotted on Oct 4, 2012
Submitted on Oct 10, 2012

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