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- Woolly_Worm_Festival abstract "The Woolly Worm Festival is held each October since 1978 in Banner Elk and Beech Mountain, North Carolina. The woolly worm, also called "woolly bear" is a caterpillar or larvae of the Isabella tiger moth. It belongs to the Arctiidae family, which has 11,000 species around the world.It us accepted by organizers of the festival that the color of the worm's thirteen body segments or stripes can be read and interpreted as a forecaster of the severity of coming winter.Prior to settling in for winter, the woolly worm eats a variety of plants and then produces a kind of antifreeze that protects it from temperatures as low as -90 degrees Fahrenheit. It seeks safety from bitter winter weather by sheltering under logs, boulders, boards, rocks, and other dark places until emerging from its "frozen" state in May.Although not everyone recognizes the woolly worm as an accredited weather forecaster, it is held in esteem by festival celebrants because of its proclaimed 80%-85% accuracy rate in predictions.Each year attendance at this mountain celebration is 15,000-20-000. It's been featured in the world famous Farmers' Almanac and the Kiwanis International Magazine.Presiding over the yearly festival is a Master of Ceremonies. With the help of the festival's mascot Merriweather, the emcee is responsible for ensuring festival rules are rigorously kept. About 1,200 worms are entered to compete, in at least 50 heats, during each of which they must race 42 inches up a vertical string attached to cardboard on the backboard of a flatbed trailer. Entrants are allowed to 'holler' and whistle to encourage their worms to race. Each heat consists of 20 worms, and races continue all day until the Grand Final at 4:00 p.m. The winning worm is announced as official forecaster, and its owner wins a monetary prize. The festival proceeds after expenses are distributed for support of community efforts and charities.".
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- Woolly_Worm_Festival subject Category:1978_establishments_in_the_United_States.
- Woolly_Worm_Festival subject Category:Festivals_in_North_Carolina.
- Woolly_Worm_Festival subject Category:Recurring_events_established_in_1978.
- Woolly_Worm_Festival subject Category:Visitor_attractions_in_Avery_County,_North_Carolina.
- Woolly_Worm_Festival comment "The Woolly Worm Festival is held each October since 1978 in Banner Elk and Beech Mountain, North Carolina. The woolly worm, also called "woolly bear" is a caterpillar or larvae of the Isabella tiger moth.".
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