A black swallowtail caterpillar spends weeks doing little besides eating dill and other carrot-family plants, but this ...

Have you ever seen a swallowtail butterfly? Swallowtail butterflies get their name from their long tail. It extends from their hind wings. The tail serves as a diversion, getting birds to look at the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Scientists in Hawaii have discovered a new, rare and bizarre species of carnivorous, bone-collecting caterpillars. After hatching, ...

Butterflies are whimsical insects that just about everyone loves, even your Aunt Tilda, who loses her mind whenever she sees any insect. They come in a rainbow of colors and love to visit flowers in ...

Caterpillars may look harmless, but in large numbers they can strip leaves, ruin flowers and damage fruit before you realise there's a problem. While many caterpillars can be tolerated in small ...

Monarch butterflies and their close relatives thrive on poisonous milkweed, thanks to genetic mutations that block the effects of the plant’s toxins while allowing the poisons to accumulate in the ...

Nature is full of interesting relationships between animals and plants. Insects rely heavily on different plants for food and shelter, including the monarch caterpillar, which feeds primarily on the ...