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

A newly described species from the Burgess Shale had three eyes, clawed limbs, and a tail full of gills—plus internal organs ...

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

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

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

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

A new species of radiodont has been discovered: Mosura, a “sea moth” that lived over 500 million yeas ago. Over 500 million ...

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

I think he eats one apple on Monday. Is it two pears on Tuesday? CHANG: That's right. That's the one. OK, so caterpillars - which are the larvae of moths and butterflies - they're usually total ...

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 ...

A newly described species from Hawaiʻi hides itself with carcasses to avoid getting eaten by spiders. Newly described bone collector caterpillars build a silken case around their bodies and adorn ...