A caterpillar hatches from an egg, makes a cocoon, and emerges a fully-grown, beautiful butterfly. But, during its time in the cocoon, the caterpillar melts its body into bug goo... then even weirder ...

We all need a way to get along in this wild, wicked world, and a rare insect found only on a mountainside on O'ahu has found an incredible strategy. A species of caterpillar that scientists are ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Caterpillars that are camouflage experts and known to cause damage to a variety of plants are now hatching in Ohio. Joe Boggs, an assistant professor with Ohio State University ...

Scientists have discovered a rare and ancient lineage of caterpillar in Hawaii that wears the “bones” of insects as a form of camouflage. Researchers from the University of Hawaii at Manoa detailed ...

An invasive caterpillar species is posing a serious threat to a cherished native moth, even though the two never directly compete for food, according to new research from ecologists at the University ...

I mean, how can I forget? I think he eats one apple on Monday. Is it two pears on Tuesday? CHANG: That's right. That's the one. OK, so caterpillars - which are the larvae of moths and butterflies - ...

Alias: The western tent caterpillar is in the moth family. The larvae emerge in late spring, and has a distinct hairy beard running around the entire girth of the caterpillar. These tiny little ...

They’re there whether we count them or not. Creeping, crawling, skulking, squirming: insects. Several community science projects in Hampton Roads have worked recently to document exactly which ones ...