The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) has confirmed the detection of a new invasive insect in ...

Many caterpillars feed on the leaves of oak trees. Most will not do much damage, but some can pose a real threat to the health of the tree. Here’s what you need to know to identify the caterpillars on ...

Most caterpillars won't do much harm, but this unique-looking stinging species could cause painful welts alongside other, ...

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 ...

Across the globe, wildlife is in crisis. Insect populations are crashing, bird species are disappearing, and pollinators, the unsung heroes of food production, are vanishing at alarming rates.

They were searching for other species in the same genus, Hyposmocoma, also known as Hawaiian fancy case caterpillars. “We see this little, tiny sac covered in bug bits, and honestly, we weren ...

[1/2]The habitat of a newly identified carnivorous caterpillar species nicknamed the “bone collector”, which camouflages itself by wearing body parts of its prey, in Waianae mountain range of ...

Scientists in Hawaii have discovered a new, extremely rare species: carnivorous, bone-collecting caterpillars, that live in one 5-mile area on Oahu.

None of this is fair to the caterpillar, which is an important keystone species. Many other insects prey on them, including parasitic flies and wasps, many of which become food for other organisms.

The overwhelming majority of caterpillars eat vegetation. Predatory caterpillars globally comprise less than 0.13% of the planet's nearly 200,000 moth and butterfly species.