Weather forecasting folklore also involves insects. Like those of squirrels, the higher the nests of wasps and hornets, the ...

Video note: Despite this article’s time stamp, the above video is the latest forecast from The Weather Authority. KENTUCKY (FOX 56) — Winter weather is creeping up on the Commonwealth. Thankfully, one ...

SANTA CRUZ — Hordes of fuzzy orange and black caterpillars crowd trails and fields in the leaf littered autumn months. For decades, false claims that these caterpillars can predict winter weather have ...

UC Davis doctoral candidate Lexie Martin wearing a "Bee-Yaw" T-shirt designed by a member of the UC Davis Entomology Graduate Student Association. She is standing next to a partial image of a ...

Isabella Strahan is living her best Trojan life. More than one year after being declared cancer-free, the 21-year-old is back to studying at the University of Southern California. And after taking ...

I counted 10 woolly worms scrambling around the garage. The roads are covered with them too – they are everywhere! Can the woolly worm predict winter weather? Is it a coincidence we see them crawling ...

BANNER ELK — Each year, the Woolly Worm Festival celebrates the beloved pre-Isabella tiger moth, and though these wiggly guys are the main attraction, the festival is also home to unique vendors who ...

The weather has cooled off, but in the early part of October, spring violets were blooming in the front yard. And not far from them, a big burning bush (Euonymus alatus), a shrub originally from ...

Nature is amazingly symbiotic. There are plants that work as natural pest control in your yard or garden and critters that help keep your weeds in check. Case in point: the woolly bear caterpillar.

Caitlyn Forster previously received funding from the Australian Research Council. She is affiliated with Invertebrates Australia. As the weather starts to warm in Australia, you might notice the ...

An animal handler was killed by a tiger under his care at a preserve for big cats in southeastern Oklahoma, the organization said Sunday. Growler Pines Tiger Preserve said in a statement that Ryan ...