These caterpillars carry a toxic chemical cocktail and Inquisition-like delivery implements—and their geographic range is ...

For that matter, there are several other stinging caterpillars that become common this time of year. I encountered (visually) one on one of my patio plants a few days ago. Luckily, I saw it before ...

You might conclude that this peacock moth caterpillar is having a bad hair day. But that array of green and black spikes has a purpose – to protect the creature from predators, by packing a mean sting ...