Giant woolly bear caterpillars in Florida yards: The creature's stiff bristles (fuzzy spikes) are probably an effective defense against predators.

Earth is home to over 20,000 caterpillar species, found in every corner of the globe except Antarctica. While most are ...

What you can do about yellownecked caterpillars: if you have an oak tree suffering an infestation, consider dusting the caterpillars with diatomaceous earth. This is an inert, natural substance that ...

That’s mainly because these moths are nocturnal; that is, they only fly at night and rest motionless and camouflaged during daylight hours.

"As the caterpillar grows it develops the skull pattern as a defence strategy to shock potential predators," conservation officer Mick Andren told Newsweek.

Spurned for bashing into lights and landing in drinks, the white moth caterpillar is a actually a vital food source for many birds and reptiles, but its numbers are in decline.

Call it The Mothman Prophecies Part II. For the last month, Oklahoma City resident Carol Dillin and her husband have been living their own version of the urban legend. A massive winged creature ...

A nonprofit organization in East Brunswick, New Jersey started National Moth Week in 2012. The Friends of the East Brunswick ...

They’re not hummingbirds, but giant sphinx moths appearing all around the Bay With wingspans of almost 4 inches, these birdlike creatures seem in abundance this year.

Butterflies and moths have a 4-part life cycle, but the larva - or caterpillar - phase is perhaps the most intriguing.

(The Center Square) — An Asian moth with a wingspan of 10 inches has been spotted in Bellevue, Washington, the first known sighting in North America. The winged creature was seen on the garage ...

Officials are urging people to be on the lookout for Atlas moth after one was found in a garage in the state early in July.