As a caterpillar, the invasive spongy moth consumes as much leaf tissue as it can, as fast as it can, threatening the lives of whole forests across the upper Midwest. But Illinois continues to stand ...

The flannel moth caterpillar, also known as the puss caterpillar, presents a deceptive appearance with its soft, silky fur, masking potent venomous spines. This North American native insect uses its ...

Southern flannel moth sounds pretty harmless, right? Well, this is a caterpillar with venom that stings and burns so badly ...

It happens every year: When the weather warms up, the bugs come out to play-and this year has been no exception, from "seed ticks" to dangerous "kissing" bugs. And now, some very hungry caterpillars ...

The flannel moth caterpillar fascinates scientists with its deceptive charm. Covered in silky fur, it appears harmless, almost invitingly soft. But beneath this gentle coat lies one of nature’s hidden ...

A video of a hawk moth caterpillar was recently uploaded to YouTube by wildlife photographer, David Weiller, and the soft little creature apparently has some of the best natural camouflage of all time ...

Back when I was in high school, in the spring, we'd sun ourselves during lunchtime in a courtyard with a large oak tree near the school cafeteria. It was risky behavior on two fronts. First, if only ...

Pink-patched Looper Caterpillar, Eosphoropteryx thyatyroides: Much of Canada, the Georgia mountains and Missouri are habitat for this caterpillar that eats grasses and sedges. The Laugher Caterpillar, ...

Douglas fir tussock moths continue to spread across parts of Missoula. But recently, an online warning has been raising concerns about the moth's caterpillars. The latest concern over the Douglas-Fir ...

Deep in the subtropical rainforests of eastern Australia lives a rare caterpillar with a remarkable skull-like marking on its body that it brandishes to scare off predators. The caterpillar in ...

MARINA – On a recent misty Saturday morning, schoolboy Jeremiah Forstell dumps a wriggling mass of inch-long caterpillars on a white plastic table. He and Marina Mayor Bruce Delgado alternate as they ...

There I was, bringing groceries into the house when I spotted it. It was big. It was black. It was fuzzy or spiky (take your pick, I wasn't going to touch it). And it was heading toward the front door ...