Texans enjoying state parks and the outdoors are warned to avoid the Southern Flannel Moth caterpillar—its venomous hairs can ...

As the UK basks in warm weather, Brits are spending more time outside. The NHS has now shared a list of some of the insect ...

Texas is home to nearly 30,000 species of insects, nearly a third of all in the nation. While most bugs are harmless, some ...

You could be forgiven for thinking the chicks in this video clip are caterpillars—and that is the plan! Read more to find out ...

The Pa. DCNR has planned a rare spraying for fall cankerworms as well as for spongy moths across Pennsylvania. Here's why and where.

The caterpillar of the southern flannel moth is one of those insects. Nicknamed the “puss caterpillar,” it is covered in hair-like barbs full of venom. Moths and butterflies usually only have ...

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 ...

The unfortunately named puss caterpillar (Megalopyge opercularis) is also known as the Southern Flannel Moth Caterpillar and is might be in your yard right now. They aren’t generally ...

You’d have to be brushing up against foliage that happens to have the caterpillar there or directly grabbing them for them to sting you.” Protecting yourself from the southern flannel moth is ...

In addition to the Trump moth, a Trump caterpillar was discovered last year. Back in September 2016, the flannel moth caterpillar (aka the Trumpapillar,) found in the Peruvian Amazon, was also ...

“The puss caterpillar is the larval stage of the native southern flannel moth. Its host plants include almond, apple, birch, hackberry, orange, pecan, persimmon, and rose... This species of ...