Hordes of fuzzy orange and black caterpillars crowd trails and fields in the leaf littered autumn months. For decades, false ...

A central Iowa entomologist says there may actually be some science behind the folklore about how the thickness of a wooly bear caterpillar's stripes can help predict the severity of the winter ahead.

As winter approaches in Wisconsin, many residents find themselves pondering the severity of the season ahead. Interestingly, a common belief suggests that the woolly bear caterpillar might hold the ...

Legend claims a woolly bear caterpillar can predict the severity of winter — but is it true? Here's what to know about the ...

Well-intentioned gardeners often focus on the right plants to feed pollinators, but they might be overlooking the importance ...

Caterpillars feed birds, which provide pest-control services in our gardens by feeding thousands of insects each to their ...

Before we had fancy weather apps and meteorologists pointing at smart screens (that they get wrong just as often as they are ...

Woolly bear caterpillars (known as woolly worms) are said to predict the winter weather, but are they accurate?

Rosamund’s photo was judged overall winner and picked to be the cover of the charity’s 2026 calendar that celebrates Cumbria’s wildlife and wild places. From several hundred entries, members of ...

A 'charming' photo of a rosy-headed redpoll has won a Cumbrian wildlife photography competition. The picture, taken by Rosamund Macfarlane, was chosen as the winner of Cumbria Wildlife Trust's annual ...