Fall is the season for changing temperatures, falling leaves and the start of the holidays. It's also a time when cute, fuzzy ...

The flannel moth caterpillar appears soft and harmless, yet its fur hides a venomous sting. Scientists study it to understand ...

An asp caterpillar with a brown and orange fluffy coat sits on a leaf. Don't be fooled by the asp caterpillar's innocent look: Its fluffy coat conceals dagger-like spines with a painful venom that ...

In North America, five families of moths have caterpillars that can deliver painful stings. Find out which ones in this article.

The southern flannel moths likes to feed on elms, maples, hackberries, hollies, oaks, and sycamores, according to the NC State Extension. Kelly Stoj Eric LoPresti, an assistant professor of ecology at ...

Gloved hands working in garden with white flowers - Tatiana Maksimova/Getty Images If you live in southern Texas, you might be used to seeing larger numbers of certain pests during the summer months.

The southern flannel moths likes to feed on elms, maples, hackberries, hollies, oaks, and sycamores, according to the NC State Extension. Kelly Stoj If you see this fluffy little fuzzball around South ...

If your concept of caterpillars is primarily based on reading Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar, a specific image likely comes to mind when you picture these many-legged insects. Not only does ...