We often come across small caterpillars in spring, nibbling on leaves all day long. A few weeks later, they disappear and ...

A “bone collector” attacks another native moth caterpillar ... researchers note that they never observed any spider-gnawed larvae or any wrapped in spider silk. In addition, caterpillars ...

A newly described species from Hawaiʻi hides itself with carcasses to avoid getting eaten by spiders. Newly described bone collector caterpillars build a silken case around their bodies and adorn ...

Before we get to the protagonist of this column, a quick note on caterpillar abundance. Suffice to say, caterpillars are everywhere. Caterpillars are the larvae of butterflies and moths ...