Butterfly collections are a common sight in museums, their brightly colored wings and unique patterns drawing the eyes of ...

Newborn caterpillars protect leaf-tip homes with buzzing and drumming signals. These vibrations scare off rivals and help avoid fights.

Mountaintops host some of the world's most diverse butterfly species, but climate change could transform these habitats into ...

Stinging caterpillars actually aren’t stinging you and injecting venom, like a wasp would," says Eric Benson, PhD, professor ...

Learn how to attract and identify a painted lady butterfly and caterpillar. Find out what they eat and what host plants you ...

A hummingbird chick in Panama mimics a poisonous caterpillar to avoid predators—a rare case of bird-to-insect mimicry. When ...

Tiny hummingbird chicks were observed mimicking a poisonous caterpillar to survive in the Panama rainforest–a first for science.

A recent study showed butterfly populations decreased by 22 percent since 2000. Find out what flowers you can plant to ...

A Michigan House bill aims to designate the black swallowtail butterfly as the official state butterfly, highlighting its prevalence and beauty.

Attract the elegant zebra swallowtail butterfly to your yard by growing nectar plants. Also discover the host plant for the ...

While milkweed is the only food source for monarch butterfly caterpillars and vital for them, the adult butterflies rely on the nectar of many flowering plants to make their incredible migration, ...

Caterpillar has been a part of the development of Brazil’s infrastructure since the early 1950s and helped transform the country’s heavy construction industry. As a leading exporter, Caterpillar has ...