These caterpillars carry a toxic chemical cocktail and Inquisition-like delivery implements— and their geographic range is ...

which are like a silky sleeping bag that covers the insect. This, on the other hand, is what's called a chrysalis. It's not a sack or a pouch; it's actually the caterpillar's own body. When it's ...

(via Deep Look) As a caterpillar, a grass skipper butterfly is an architect. It builds its home by weaving silk, which the caterpillar uses to fold shut a blade of grass. After growing up inside this ...

Unless you've chopped all the trees on your overgrown farm, it's the best place to find some Caterpillars or other insects.

But one species of caterpillar is thought to be the first recorded self-medicating insect. Becoming an adult butterfly or moth is a high-stakes obstacle course. One of the biggest threats a ...

One of the goliaths of the insect world, the atlas moth is a gentle giant – but behind every oversized moth is a very hungry caterpillar. The atlas moth is among the biggest insects on the planet, ...

But these caterpillars will not turn into butterflies ... Dr Roy Anderson, an insect specialist at the Ulster Museum, said 2023 has been a particularly severe year for ash sawfly defoliation.