I’ve been looking for signs that another change of seasons is upon us and wondering whether winter will be cold and snowy, wet and warm, or a combination of whatever winter may bring? The other ...

Want to know how bad this winter is expected to be? You could look at the long-term NOAA forecasts for Ohio, or to the meteorologists at the National Weather Service, with their fancy technology, like ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Over the weekend Storm Team 2 Meteorologist Elyse Smith spotted a Woolly Bear Caterpillar while walking along Spruce Lake at Holiday Valley, and here's what its prediction is for this ...

I think woolly wear caterpillars are arguably the epitome of “caterpillardom” for people who live in the eastern United States. Their color pattern of black at the front and back, with rust-brown in ...

The woolly bear caterpillar, one of autumn’s most recognizable crawling critters, might not be the tiny winter weather forecaster that folklore would have us believe. But that doesn’t mean these fuzzy ...

Is the woolly bear caterpillar a fuzzy little weather forecaster? According to folklore, the woolly bear’s black-and-brownish stripes — a familiar sight among fallen leaves this time of year — can ...

Normally these caterpillars feed on native grasses, but during dry springs or when pasture conditions are poor, they move ...

On Dec. 12 of last year, I headed to remote areas of Muskingum County. Bird photography was my primary goal. The sun shone brightly, but it was a seasonally apropos 43 degrees for a high. Especially ...

If you see a banded woolly bear caterpillar inching along, winter is probably around the corner. Also called woolly worms, the fuzzy-looking insects are a familiar autumn sight — and their unique ...

I came across this critter (above) on the walking path at the Alpine Athletic Center back in Oct. 2021. This is a woolly bear caterpillar. It has black-colored ends and a band of brown color in the ...