You have likely seen tussock moth caterpillars around your home or at local parks in the past few weeks. These hairy insects ...

Scientists found that the minuscule insects scrape and thump their leaf-tip homes to produce vibrations that warn off intruders.

Spring is the time of year when my friends remember what a strange job I have, because a stripy insect has just appeared in their kitchen and they are panicking. "It's huge!" one squeals. "Help! What ...

Buck moth caterpillars are back, some with a vengeance. How will this year's population stack up to last year? Here's what to ...

The eastern tent caterpillar, Malacosoma Americanum, is native to North America. Their populations naturally fluctuate from ...

The December clearing of the Butterfly Greenway in Charlottesville left birds without shelter and food in subfreezing ...

Companion plants provide a range of services to their partners. Some deter pests through chemical compounds in their foliage, ...

On some insect farms, a potential concern is injuries from cannibalism and aggression, which occur at greater rates when animals such as crickets are crowded together. The issue crops up in other ...

The white-necked jacobin (Florisuga mellivora) is a jewel-toned hummingbird found in the neotropical lowlands of South ...

As they cling to leaf tips, newborn warty birch caterpillars produce vibrations that can ward off invaders approaching their ...

Fabricated videos that purport to show rare insect-like creatures have spread in multiple languages on social media, amassing ...

Tami Gingrich details the characteristics, medicinal properties and benefits to wildlife of the American pussy willow.