Many say that claims animals predict weather is related behavioral changes. But looking at some animals makes people wonder if they are looking at Doppler radar system.
One such creature is the banded woolly bear caterpillar. Some people believe that this furry insect which blossoms into a tiger moth in spring can predict the severity of the coming winter. According to folklore if the central brown strip of the caterpillar is long the winter won’t be harsh. If the two strips on either side of the center strip if longer than the latter then the winter will be harsh.
So does this mean this caterpillar has an inborn ability to predict the winters? No. Not at all. One group of woolly bear caterpillars was found to live near another group of woolly bear caterpillars. The physical appearance of the caterpillars contradicted each other thus discrediting the predictive look . A scientist who studied these caterpillars for years had to scrap his entire research project.
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