But word of caution, you might want to keep your hands to yourself. These hairy caterpillars, also called urticating ...

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 ...

Life 'Bone collector' caterpillar wears dead insect body parts as disguise. A carnivorous caterpillar species camouflages itself with dead insects so it can live safely alongside spiders, stalking ...

The white-marked tussock moth caterpillar, common in eastern North America, has spiky hairs that can cause skin irritation ...

This new caterpillar species from Oʻahu hunts insects and decorates itself with their body parts. Yes, it’s real—and it’s ...

When Entomophaga grylli infects locusts or grasshoppers, they climb to the tops of plants before their death. The zombie-ant ...

FLORA LICHTMAN: –the insect world. DAN RUBINOFF: Yeah. Except the blanket is silk, but yeah. FLORA LICHTMAN: Yeah, so describe what it looks like, this caterpillar. DAN RUBINOFF: Well, one of the ...

This carnivorous creature belongs to the Hyposmocoma genus and has earned the nickname “bone collector” for its eerie ...

This caterpillar means business, and even Rubinoff admits it’s a little icky. “It’s gross at one level, but it’s also kind of adorable,” he told National Geographic . “They’re ...

Residents at a communal home staged a colourful mass release of butterflies which they bred from caterpillar and chrysalis, ...

It may seem like a scene from "North by Northwest," but the crop dusters flying low over Ohio trees are treating for an ...