Woolly, Woolly Bully, Woolly Bully Bear

While work outdoors today, I came across a Woolly Bear catepillar. According to some folks, Wooly Bears can be used to predict the coming winter. I've been told that if the brown band in the middle is small, it will be a hard, cold winter. If the band is large (like this one), the winter will be warmer and mild. I check with Woolly Bear brothers (and sisters) and they agree - mild winter is on the way.

Of course other people think that the size of the band is related to the humidity where the Woolly Bear grew up - but I prefer the weather predicting version instead!