Reddit users were puzzled after trying to identify a caterpillar dotted with tiny tube-like structures. The confusion ...

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Spotted a fuzzy-looking caterpillar lately? A Kansas insect expert says you might want to leave it alone as it could be packing a painful surprise. 27 News spoke with Kansas State ...

This Hawaiian caterpillar raids spiderwebs camouflaged in insect prey’s body parts, and it’s not above cannibalism in a pinch. Credit: Rubinoff lab/University of Hawaii, Manoa. We think of moths and ...

The newly described “bone collector” caterpillar species disguises itself with the body parts of dead insects so that it can live among spiders and poach their prey. This is the only caterpillar known ...

A newly discovered species of caterpillar has been found creeping through spider webs on the Hawaiian island of O‘ahu – and it’s unlike anything scientists have seen before. Not only does it live in ...

Most caterpillars spend their days chewing leaves and preparing for the long transformation into butterflies or moths. That peaceful image falls apart when you meet the creature scientists now call ...

The insects have spiky hairs that can cause irritation to the skin Arterra/Universal Images Group via Getty Floridians are trying to readjust to some hairy new friends — but they won't be around for ...

The past several weeks have seen a voracious moth caterpillar eat its way through tree leaves across southern Ontario and Québec, and from Michigan to Vermont. L. dispar can be traced back to one ...

The past several weeks have seen a voracious moth caterpillar eat its way through tree leaves across southern Ontario and Québec, and from Michigan to Vermont. The common name of this insect (gypsy ...