Caterpillars and pupae of the majority of the approx. 5,200 lycaenid species do not avoid predatory ants at all. In fact, they seek and closely associate with ants, becoming strange bedfellows.

Caterpillars may seem like simple, slow-moving insects, but their world is anything but ordinary. From their bizarre defenses and unexpected diets to their mind-blowing transformations, these larvae ...

Caterpillar of Papilio machaon butterfly with orange and black spots Scientists have finally figured out where caterpillars got their extra sets of legs from. Turns out, these chubby little limbs ...

In the dense eucalyptus forests of Australia, deadheads forage leaves and wriggle their bodies around. No, these aren't Grateful Dead fanatics stranded since the psychedelic shows of the 1970s. Native ...

A strange fuzzy caterpillar has been pictured on a golf green in Romsey. Daily Echo Camera Club member Ian Jerram posted an image of the bright green and prickly looking creature as it crawled along ...