The measured motion caught my eye: each inching step started with the caterpillar's tail end drawing forward to grasp the pine twig, humping the body high; the head end then letting go to stretch ...

A WFSU producer and his family raise monarch caterpillars, watch them become butterflies. Over the summer, WFSU Ecology producer Rob Diaz de Villegas found a few monarch caterpillars in his garden ...

One of the best-loved sights outside is a brightly colored butterfly. Surprisingly, the life of the showy butterfly depends on the humble, inconspicuous caterpillar that precedes it. Fritillaries, ...

A hidden army reaches a crescendo about this time of year. Its tubular soldiers are largely out of sight and mind, but wage battle with vegetation on an epic scale. Mostly emerging under cover of ...

Want to encourage more butterflies in your backyard or garden? Consider planting in concert with the lifecycle of butterflies in your region! Avid butterfly gardeners typically know their way around a ...

There are two basic life-cycle patterns among animals. Many animals have complex life cycles with two or more very distinct stages; metamorphosis is the usual term for the often-radical changes that ...

Legend claims a woolly bear caterpillar can predict the severity of winter — but is it true? Here's what to know about the ...