These caterpillars carry a toxic chemical cocktail and Inquisition-like delivery implements—and their geographic range is ...

This species, sometimes known as a parsley caterpillar or parsley worm ... because they are commonly planted in herb gardens all over the U.S." This whole process takes about two weeks.

Some species of caterpillar come armed with ... Thanks to advances in molecular biology and bioinformatics, venoms of all animals, including caterpillars, are increasingly easy to investigate ...

The life of a growing caterpillar isn't easy - diseases, parasites and infectious bacteria lurk at every turn. But one species of caterpillar is thought to be the first recorded self-medicating insect ...