Stinging caterpillars actually aren’t stinging you and injecting venom, like a wasp would," says Eric Benson, PhD, professor ...

A hummingbird chick in Panama mimics a poisonous caterpillar to avoid predators—a rare case of bird-to-insect mimicry. When ...

Newborn caterpillars protect leaf-tip homes with buzzing and drumming signals. These vibrations scare off rivals and help avoid fights.

The moth, referred to as the “puss caterpillar” in its larval stage, is scheduled to arrive in North Carolina in April, LoPresti said. Here’s what to know about the furry insects. The name “puss ...

3. Small bumps or hives A caterpillar rash often appears as small raised bumps that look like hives or insect bites. "These ...

Ella shared that her yard was infested with caterpillars and documented the entire experience, and I can feel them crawling ...

Forest fires destroy millions of dollars’ worth of lumber each year. But in some areas fires run second to the boring, chomping insect hordes that eat their way through the forest, leaving wide ...

The caterpillars of these butterflies develop special glands that secrete a nectar-like substance to attract ants. The ants ...

Thai edible insect business is booming. Can it inspire the world? Growing up in Thailand’s northeastern Isan region, Suwimon ...

hl=en What most likely is a response to people flooding her DMs with unsolicited insect factoids, Ella addressed that she is "not killing the caterpillars, and "they are not poisonous as in they ...