These little caterpillars around South Carolina this summer may look whimsical, but their venomous touch is excruciating.

Brown tailed moth caterpillars have been reported in the Sunken Gardens, on the West Cliff in Cromer. People and animals should avoid coming into contact with them because they have spiked and ...

Hawkmoth caterpillar. Image by jeans_Photos, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. The hawk moth caterpillar has a surprising defense mechanism. It can puff up its body to resemble a small snake, scaring ...

Diana Phan, left, and Denise Montelongo of the California Academy of Sciences study the moths the blue light has attracted at Burns Piñon Ridge Reserve. Some, like sphinx moths, remain abundant.

Between immigrants and residents, about 14 species of hawk moth have been recorded in Ireland. Their caterpillars are unique and are therefore easy to identify in that they have a horn-like spike ...

A caterpillar transforms into a colorful moth with a heavy body about 3 inches long and a wingspan of about 4 inches. Against a brown background, the wings and body have stripes and zones of black ...

Meanwhile, the Great ash sphinx moth caterpillar has lighter, more faded white stripes, a green to green-blue “horn” and may have some reddish coloration on top, especially here in the southwest.

20 Moth Species More Beautiful Than Butterflies. In an impressive array of shapes, sizes, and colors, these are just a few of the beautiful moth species that give butterflies a run for the money.

The two cities have worked aggressively the last few years to mitigate browntail moth from public properties including parks, recreation fields, walking trails and other places people congregate.

The two cities have worked aggressively the last few years to mitigate browntail moth from public properties including parks, recreation fields, walking trails and other places people congregate.

A tussock moth caterpillar crawls on a balcony at Azure Apartments in Corpus Christi Tuesday, April 2, 2024. However, other symptoms may include nausea, vomiting, headaches, respiratory stress or ...