These caterpillars carry a toxic chemical cocktail and Inquisition-like delivery implements—and their geographic range is expanding. ... that he and others are identifying in caterpillar venoms.

The buck moth caterpillar, Hemileuca maia (Drury), has a reddish head and small white spots and spiny barbed structures protruding from each segment of its body. In addition to oak trees, primary ...

They are often mistaken for caterpillars, which are the larval stages of butterflies and moths (Order Lepidoptera). However, sawflies are actually wasp-like insects (Order Hymenoptera). Let’s review ...

As caterpillars progress through 5 developmental stages or instars, their colors and patterns change. In addition, their background colors change from dark green in eastern states to light green in ...

Identifying spongy moth caterpillars. The invasive spongy moth caterpillars emerge from tan, fuzzy egg masses in April and feed on leaves through late June.