Bold Or Bull? Can This Insect Really Predict Minnesota’s Winter?

Welcome to what some call the ‘second’ summer here in Minnesota. If you aren’t a fan of the warm July-like weather, give it a few days and we will be entering into what some call ‘actual fall’. With the changing seasons, I’m already starting to see those posts on social media claiming a caterpillar can tell us what to expect this winter in terms of weather. I hate to burst your bubble, but it’s an old wives’ tale. But here’s how this little crawler came to be our Midwest version of Punxsutawney Phil.

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