Tis the season for woolly bears or woolly worms, those fuzzy little caterpillars out and about are looking for places to ...

Floridians are warning that a harmless-looking kind of furry caterpillar that actually has hidden venomous spines that can cause incredibly painful stings has resurged after the storm blew through ...

These recognizable caterpillars will freeze solid this winter and then will emerge in the spring as pretty moths. Fuzzy woolly bear caterpillars are the larvae of the Isabella tiger moth, which occurs ...

There’s no denying that some species are impressive thanks to certain body parts (behave). From the long neck of a giraffe to ...

Lots of different moth species lay fuzzy clusters of small round or oval ... the ceiling of a porch isn’t a promising start for a caterpillar, and the insect probably won’t survive without ...

“Mothing is the new birding,” says Liti Haramaty, a researcher at Rutgers University and co-founder of National Moth Week.

An expert at Iowa State University’s Insect Zoo says there may actually be some science behind the folklore about how the ...

If you see one of these thick, wooly caterpillars cut them some slack. The little creatures are looking for a warm spot to ...

This adult luna moth has a very penetrating gaze. These moths are quite large, and their caterpillars produce silk shortly before the pupa stage of their development. Get a closer view of the image ...

Browntail moth caterpillars shed tiny, toxic hairs that can get stirred up during outdoor activities such as raking, mowing, and typical fall yard work. Those hairs can cause a skin rash similar ...