For some people, their houseplants are like their children. And if anything happens to their leafed loved ones, it can be devastating. If you're reading this thinking "I'm one of those people...," you ...

There I was, bringing groceries into the house when I spotted it. It was big. It was black. It was fuzzy or spiky (take your pick, I wasn't going to touch it). And it was heading toward the front door ...

Deep in the subtropical rainforests of eastern Australia lives a rare caterpillar with a remarkable skull-like marking on its body that it brandishes to scare off predators. The caterpillar in ...

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

June means warm nights, summer solstice, fireflies … and the seldom-seen giant silk moths. Giant silk moths are members of the family Saturniidae and include some of the most spectacular native large ...

Kelsey Shaw and her two children pick up large yellow and green caterpillars just off the Bush Highway near Saguaro Lake in Mesa. The children have no hesitation handling these nearly 2- to ...