Earth is home to over 20,000 caterpillar species, found in every corner of the globe except Antarctica. While most are harmless, some species are just as dangerous as venomous snakes. Their defenses ...

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

Predators are far more likely to attack adult moths than caterpillars, highlighting the protective power of metamorphosis.

Sneaky chemistry by a real-life “Last of Us” Cordyceps fungus mind controls its zombie insect victims by convincing them they’re starving.

We are all used to seeing caterpillars hide themselves away and emerge as butterflies or moths, but the species featured in ...

Object Details Description Boxed sample of a nest of wild silkworm cocoons, as left behind after the butterfiles emerged. "Mexican Wild Silk. Nest of Silk Spun By The Social Caterpillars of a ...