What Kind of Winter is Coming?

Two woolly worms have taken up residency on my back deck near a pot of orange mums. The story they tell is confusing, as these tried-and-true weather predictors are telling different stories.

One of the guests is completely black, front to end, a sign, according to woolly worm experts, that the winter will be a cold, snowy one from December to April.

This guy's housemate leans to the brown with little black in the midsection but sporting warm, toasty shades on large parts of the front and back ends. This is an indication the winter will start out mild and end in the same manner.

Equally confus...