These caterpillars carry a toxic chemical cocktail and Inquisition-like delivery implements—and their geographic range is ...

The fungus eats its way through the helpless moth larvae and then sprouts out of their heads like a spring daisy. But this rare hybrid, the caterpillar fungus, isn't just totally fascinating ...

Four days later a minuscule caterpillar, also called the larva, emerges, already voraciously hungry. Its first meal is its own eggshell, and then it moves on to munch the milkweed leaves.

These pesky larvae (armyworm larvae is kind of another way to say armyworm caterpillar) can quickly devour large patches of grass, leaving behind brown grass and dead-looking areas that make it ...

tI’s a scene straight out of your worst nightmare: dozens of tiny, milky larvae wriggle out of their still-living caterpillar host, leaving behind the scarred, gaping holes from whence they emerged.

Learn about Murcia’s efforts to combat the dangerous pine processionary caterpillar, including treatments and safety tips ...

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