Documentary heritage relating to the life and work of Charles Darwin has been recognised on the prestigious UNESCO International Memory of the World Register, highlighting its critical importance to ...

Imagine living through a transformation so intense that your entire body dissolves, reforms, and emerges entirely new—yet ...

The caterpillars will only be around through the first few weeks of April before they cocoon and transition into moths.

The caterpillars most likely guard their leaf tip because it offers a good escape route. If an undeterred intruder continues ...

The University of Florida campus is experiencing a large influx of tussock moth caterpillars. While not poisonous, the caterpillars' hairs can cause skin irritation for some people. The ...

David Cheng, a researcher at the University of Florida's Department of Entomology and Nematology, said that while he can't confirm the exact species shown in some of the social media photos, the ...

A White-necked Jacobin chick may use mimicry or camouflage to avoid predators, resembling a caterpillar with fluffy feathers.

Every year, the winding mountain streets of Tetela del Volcán are filled with a crush of vivid yellows, purples, greens, oranges and blues ...

Using a technique called ancestral state reconstruction, which maps the likeliest ranges of butterfly species and caterpillar host plants back in time through the family tree, researchers ...

The most commonly consumed insects include Termites, Grasshoppers, Crickets and caterpillars. “Caterpillars are particularly important in southern African diets, like the mopane worm,” says Dr ...