The puss caterpillar is covered in hair-like setae, which injects venom into unsuspecting victims who brush up against it.

A puss caterpillar, or Megalopyge opercularis, is part of the moth family Megalopygidae. These “furry” creatures eventually turn into southern flannel moths. If you happen to witness one up ...

“We reared them in the lab, and the students all thought they were the cutest things in the world,” LoPresti says. “Had to be sternly told not to touch them because of how much they sting, because ...

Strange and exotic animals have always captured the imagination of people worldwide. But when a photo of an unusual, fluffy ...

As black cutworm moths arrive, if we capture eight or more moths over the course of two nights (a significant flight), there ...

It turns out that preservation of these structures is widespread, confirming the ancient origin of this type of circulatory ...

Meet Mosura fentoni, a bizarre 506-million-year-old "sea-moth" with three eyes, claws, and an abdomen full of gills.

The University of Florida campus is experiencing a large influx of tussock moth caterpillars. While not poisonous, the caterpillars' hairs can cause skin irritation for some people. The ...

The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention is reminding Maine residents and visitors to take precautions to protect ...

As an adult, the moth likely uses a proboscis (a long, coiled mouthpart) to sip nectar or sap from plants. As a larva (caterpillar), it probably eats plant leaves, though the specific host plants ...