This weekend, the 37th Woolly Worm Festival will be held in Beattyville, Kentucky. At the center of the festival is a woolly worm race, and the fastest larva is chosen as the year's prognosticator.

When fall ends on the winter solstice this year — Dec. 21 — about 13 weeks of winter will be ushered in. It is also the time of year that I’m frequently asked to predict what the upcoming ...

Can a woolly worm predict the weather? Worm-like caterpillars have an interesting history forecasting winter conditions. To stream 5 On Your Side on your phone, you need the 5 On Your Side app.

History of the Woolly Worm. In 1948, Dr. C.H. Curran, curator of insects at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, put the fable to the test.

Woolly worms are here and so is their winter prediction Here's how to decipher what a Woolly Bear Caterpillar's colors could mean for the winter to come. To stream WGRZ on your phone, you need the ...

Glazer, who founded the Woolly Worm Festival in 1997, brags that woolly worms are right 108 percent of the time. However, last year they predicted severe weather in January and February -- months ...

Well beyond Punxsutawney Phil and the woolly worm, many animals are fabled for their supposed abilities to predict winter weather. Skip to Main Content. Set weather. Back To Main Menu Close.

Woolly worms are a type of caterpillar native to the United States and much of southern Canada. They're usually brown in the mid-section and have black colored stipes on the front and back of the ...

This weekend, the 37th Woolly Worm Festival will be held in Beattyville, Kentucky. At the center of the festival is a woolly worm race, and the fastest larva is chosen as the year's prognosticator.

Worm-like caterpillars have an interesting history forecasting winter conditions. The sighting of a fuzzy creature might have you dreaming of a white Christmas instead of figuring out which ...