Research from the University of Warwick has revealed that butterfly caterpillars use sophisticated rhythmic signals to communicate with ants, helping them gain protection, food, and access to ant ...

We all need a way to get along in this wild, wicked world, and a rare insect found only on a mountainside on O'ahu has found an incredible strategy. A species of caterpillar that scientists are ...

It is caterpillar season and if you love butterflies and are encouraging them in your yard this is an exciting time.

The carnivorous "bone collector" caterpillar is the only known species of its kind, researchers say, and its ancient lineage may soon die out. Reading time 4 minutes Scientists have discovered a rare ...

I mean, how can I forget? I think he eats one apple on Monday. Is it two pears on Tuesday? CHANG: That's right. That's the one. OK, so caterpillars - which are the larvae of moths and butterflies - ...

Instead of removing plant-munching caterpillars, gardeners asked to take relaxed attitude to support the moths many of them grow into ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Caterpillars that are camouflage experts and known to cause damage to a variety of plants are now hatching in Ohio. Joe Boggs, an assistant professor with Ohio State University ...

If you've been out in Houston enjoying the spring weather, you may have noticed some fluffy black insects crawling across roads, sidewalks, and yards recently. But what are they? On Wednesday, one ...

They’re there whether we count them or not. Creeping, crawling, skulking, squirming: insects. Several community science projects in Hampton Roads have worked recently to document exactly which ones ...

AT LEAST FOR SOME. WE’RE TALKING ABOUT THE TUSSOCK MOTH CATERPILLARS. THEY’RE BEING SPOTTED AGAIN IN CENTRAL FLORIDA. THEY ARE. THEIR HAIR CAN CAUSE SKIN IRRITATION, AND IT CAN BE PRETTY PAINFUL OF AN ...