groundhogs
February forecast critters
Groundhogs are large North American rodents, a type of marmot.
They dig extensive burrows and hibernate through winter.
Groundhog Day on February 2nd follows folklore that if a groundhog emerges and sees its shadow, six more weeks of winter follow.
We saw a groundhog waddle across the backyard.
North American burrowing marmot
- burrowAnimal's dug dwelling
- rodentGnawing mammal order
- hibernateTorpor through cold months
- marmotLarge burrowing ground squirrel
den · tunnel · warren · foraging · herbivore · grassland · meadow · digging
Celebrated marmot meteorologist
- shadowLight blocked by object
- FebruarySecond month, often shortest
- predictionForecast of coming events
- springRecoiling metal spiral
winter · forecast · ceremony · Pennsylvania · tradition · folklore · prognostication · emergence
Harmful creature or nag
- crop damageHarm to cultivated plants
- vegetable gardenPlot for edible plants
- fenceBoundary structure between properties
- deterrentThing that discourages action
holes · lawn · digging · nuisance · plants · lettuce · beans · repellent
- time loopRepeated span of existence
- repetitionAct of redoing
- comedyWork meant to amuse
- alarm clockTimed sleep-ender
Sonny and Cher · February 2nd · Pittsburgh · weatherman · déjà vu · redemption · romantic comedy · Harold Ramis
woodchuck
North American burrowing marmot
marmot · den · tunnel · warren · foraging · herbivore · grassland · meadow · digging · claws
Punxsutawney Phil
Celebrated marmot meteorologist
- shadowLight blocked by object
- FebruarySecond month, often shortest
- predictionForecast of coming events
spring · winter · forecast · ceremony · Pennsylvania · tradition · folklore · prognostication · emergence · celebration
pest
Harmful creature or nag
- crop damageHarm to cultivated plants
- vegetable gardenPlot for edible plants
- fenceBoundary structure between properties
deterrent · holes · lawn · digging · nuisance · plants · lettuce · beans · repellent · trapping
Bill Murray
- time loopRepeated span of existence
- repetitionAct of redoing
- comedyWork meant to amuse
alarm clock · Sonny and Cher · February 2nd · Pittsburgh · weatherman · déjà vu · redemption · romantic comedy · Harold Ramis · stuck
- wildlifewhite-tailed deer, birds, mammals, elephant, reptiles
- Burrowersaardvark, aardvarks, badger, badgers, gopher
- farm pestsaphid, aphids, armyworm, boll weevil, corn borer
- rodentsmouse, rat, guinea pig, squirrel, mice
- winter survivalhibernation, hibernate, dormancy, torpor, winter coat
- diggersexcavator, backhoe, shovel, spade, pickaxe
groundhogseagles
Large predatory birds
hawks · bats · flying squirrels · birds · owls
- Groundhog DayMarmot weather prediction tradition