Loving Caterpillars in Ohio

Did you know that while some people claimed that the banded wolly bears caterpillars predicts whether there will be a mild or cold winter, the color actually indicates its age?
I learned this in the Oct. '08 Better Homes and Gardens magazine.

Here's an ode to the "banded woolly bears" or as Southerners call them, the "woolly worms", the caterpillar of the Isabella tiger moth.

Caterpillars, remember how you stopped & found them when you were a kid?

You'll most likely find them in the fall, but whatever the season, may you take time to notice the little creatures.