Colorful caterpillars in your garden may look cute and fuzzy, but you might should steer clear. Some of the most striking ...

Folk tales say that the width of the caterpillar’s red and black bands predicts the severity of the upcoming winter, but ...

These masses, belonging to an invasive species known as the spongy moth, brought our plans to a screeching stop. We knew that within weeks, hungry spongy moth caterpillars would strip the forest bare.

As they cling to leaf tips, newborn warty birch caterpillars produce vibrations that can ward off invaders approaching their ...

Depending on the species, these tiny legs ... You’d never guess it, but caterpillars have more body muscles than you think. Each insect has 4,000 muscles that it uses to move, with each segment ...

But one species of caterpillar is thought to be the first recorded self-medicating insect. Becoming an adult butterfly or moth is a high-stakes obstacle course. One of the biggest threats a ...

From moths eating their own mothers to carnivorous caterpillars on the rampage, the world of insects isn't always as it seems. Some species of moth have developed dark and unusual habits in the fight ...

Here’s what to know about the furry insects ... these caterpillars. The caterpillars produce the “most painful and severe reactions” among animal species that sting, according to the ...