Eric LoPresti, an assistant professor of ecology at the University of South Carolina, used the words “fuzzy” and “adorable” ...

What most likely is a response to people flooding her DMs with unsolicited insectoid factoids, Ella addressed that she is ...

Photos of some of the most common furry caterpillars you'll find in your garden, plus which ones are likely to become pests, ...

When Jay Falk and Scott Taylor first saw the white-necked Jacobin hummingbird chick in Panama's dense rainforest, the bird ...

which are like a silky sleeping bag that covers the insect. This, on the other hand, is what's called a chrysalis. It's not a sack or a pouch; it's actually the caterpillar's own body. When it's ...

Scientists discovered a hummingbird chick that twitches like a caterpillar. This behavior scares off predators.

But one species of caterpillar is thought to be the first recorded self-medicating insect. Becoming an adult butterfly or moth is a high-stakes obstacle course. One of the biggest threats a ...

Archie the cat's hunting instincts were in full display ... his claws out to catch the insect. Archie doesn't give up, and while at times the bug appears invisible to the naked eye, he continues ...

Forest fires destroy millions of dollars’ worth of lumber each year. But in some areas fires run second to the boring, chomping insect hordes that eat their way through the forest, leaving wide ...

“We found insect and plant CHCs to be quite different from each other. In caterpillars, they signal food for ants. The caterpillars in our experiment offered a sweet secretion that enabled them ...