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

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.

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 ...

Come this fall, the caterpillars will have formed a chrysalis – a hard shell that envelopes the insect until it morphs into a tiger swallowtail butterfly next summer.

Food banks do not have the capacity to alleviate the spike in hunger that would be created by cuts to SNAP.

Anise Swallowtail caterpillars originally fed on assorted native species of the parsley family, but now often use the introduced anise plant. In either case, their larval food plants are not nearly as ...

Black swallowtail caterpillars can only feed on a few types of plants (termed “host plants”), which also include the herbs dill, fennel and cilantro.

The Food Network chef, who died Tuesday at 55, was remembered in a star-studded service that sent her off with a singalong.