Wooly Bear Caterpillar

Today we found a wooly bear caterpillar. What a cute fuzzy little guy! After hibernating for the winter, it will turn into an isabella tiger moth. We learned taht there is a legend that the band of brown on the caterpillar can predict the winter weather. Legend has it, that the wider that middle brown section is, the milder the coming winter will be. The more narrow the brown band, the harsher the winter will be. More information: http://www.almanac.com//preview2000/woollybears.html

We were going to keep it, and watch the metamorphosis, but decided that we wouldn't feel right keeping it in such a small container. Having a wide open world to roam free felt better to us than narrowing his world down to a box. Wow, that description fits for humans too, doesn't it? Hmm