A Jeremy Hemberger, department of entomology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison: Caterpillars start out as tiny creatures. In the beginning they eat lots of food — just like the book “The Very ...

Most of us grew up with the lovely idea that a caterpillar simply goes to sleep in its cocoon and wakes up with a pair of wings, but the reality is a lot more gruesome and fascinating than that. It’s ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. For six weeks, luna moth caterpillars gorge themselves on the leaves of the marula tree. Then, when they're ready, they instinctively weave giant ...

My parents have an old birch tree in their backyard in Western Massachusetts. Each August, we watch a new generation of black-and-white hickory tussock moth caterpillars make its way down from the ...

Contrary to popular belief, a chrysalis is not a pouch or a sac — it's actually the caterpillar's own body! During metamorphosis, the former caterpillar releases digestive juices that dissolve cells ...