They’re fast movers, and all you’ll be able to see at first is a flutter of beige and brown, with a splash of orange.

Late fall and early winter are the best times of year to spot giant silk moth cocoons in New England. Perhaps you’ve seen ...

Editor’s note: Every year, hundreds of undergraduates at the University of Delaware pursue research under the guidance of a faculty mentor, especially during the summer months. Such experiences ...

Native to tropical regions of Australia and Southeast Asia, false tiger moths thrive in warm climates and are often active during the day. ©Young Swee Ming/Shutterstock.com These large, brilliantly ...

Caitlyn Forster previously received funding from the Australian Research Council. She is affiliated with Invertebrates Australia. As the weather starts to warm in Australia, you might notice the ...

There are a lot of fuzzy little caterpillars wandering around my woods these days. Not just woolly bears, but tussock moth caterpillars and fall web worms adorned with tufts of hair of various and ...

Most people recognize the brown-and-black striped woolly bear caterpillars crawling around these days, but late summer and early fall bring out more than one species of furry crawlers. Among the ...

A: That is a banded tussock moth caterpillar, and they can sting! These stinging hairs can cause a rash for those with sensitive skin. These caterpillars eat the leaves of many hardwood trees. To ...

The boxwood plant on the left is healthy, green and web-free. The boxwood plant on the right is dead or dying from box tree moth caterpillar damage. The invasive caterpillars feed on the foliage and ...

Campus is currently undergoing an outbreak of California oak moth caterpillars, according to Peter Oboyski, executive director of the Essig Museum of Entomology. He said the insects, native to the ...

Neal J. Riley is a digital producer for CBS Boston. He has been with WBZ-TV since 2014. His work has appeared in The Boston Globe and The San Francisco Chronicle. Neal is a graduate of Boston ...

What initially appears to be a confusing video of a moth-hummingbird hybrid creature is actually a perfect excuse for us to explain an intriguing evolutionary phenomenon. The creature is the ...