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

Tussock moth caterpillars are native to Florida and the southeastern United States and feed on oak trees, among many others.

Science writer Mindy Weisberger speaks to Live Science about the parasites that turn their hosts — whether ant, beetle or ...

The chill creatures are the caterpillar of the White Marked Tussock ... “They will drop from the trees, and they just crawl ...