Caterpillars are the larvae of butterflies and moths and are a major group of herbivores. Many plants produce chemical ...

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This line of research into how insects hear sounds using specialized, microscopic hairs could inspire a new generation of acoustic tools.

Western tent caterpillars might not be on your mind every year, but during their peak outbreaks, they're impossible to ignore—hairy larvae wriggling across roads and swarms of caterpillars climbing ...

Research from the University of Warwick has revealed that butterfly caterpillars use sophisticated rhythmic signals to communicate with ants, helping them gain protection, food, and access to ant ...

A plump caterpillar hangs upside down, and seconds later a monarch butterfly pumps its wings to life. This timelapse captures ...

Butterfly caterpillars may be more selective in their food choices than researchers once thought, and their picky diets may show up in the very places where plant life is most abundant. This finding ...

As they cling to leaf tips, newborn warty birch caterpillars produce vibrations that can ward off invaders approaching their millimeter-size domain. By Becky Ferreira When territorial animals are ...

Ms. Renkl is a contributing Opinion writer who covers flora, fauna, politics and culture in the American South. NASHVILLE — After all my blue false indigo was killed by a late frost, I went down to ...

Biologists deposited caterpillars of the rare frosted elfin butterfly on its host plant, the sundial lupine, in north Florida. Photo from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission ...

When parasitic wasps come calling, some caterpillars have a surprising ally: a viral infection. Insects called parasitoid wasps lay their eggs inside young moth larvae, turning the caterpillars into ...

"Touching them can cause painful skin irritation and allergic reactions, so they're not exactly the friendliest backyard ...