As butterfly populations decline, Ashland photographer David Myers encourages everyday nature lovers to document species.

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Weiss and her co-worker had trained moth caterpillars to hate the smell of ethyl acetate by simultaneously exposing them to a painful shock. After the caterpillars metamorphosed into adult moths, they ...

Raising butterflies from the larval stage to the adult stage can be a satisfying and educational hobby. It allows you to observe the amazing transformational metamorphosis at home within the safety of ...

We really enjoyed watching the little caterpillars grow, as well as having the hatched spice bush swallowtail butterflies around our yard. What could have happened?

We really enjoyed watching the little caterpillars grow, as well as having the hatched spice bush swallowtail butterflies around our yard. What could have happened? The bush itself looks healthy ...

Towards the end of the clip, you see the caterpillar use its osmeterium as a further defense strategy. This is an organ located in the first body segment of swallowtail butterflies.

We are all used to seeing caterpillars hide themselves away and emerge as butterflies or moths, but the species featured in this YouTube clip emerges as another caterpillar. There is a very good ...

The spicebush swallowtail caterpillar mimics a snake and uses a smelly horn-like organ to avoid being eaten.

Black swallowtail caterpillars eat plants like fennel, parsley and dill, absorbing toxins for protection from predators. When threatened, the caterpillar uses a forked tongue-like gland called ...