DON'T TOUCH! 🚫 If you’ve noticed fuzzy, leaf-like caterpillars around trees this season, you might have run into asp caterpillars — insects that look cute but can cause a lot of pain if touched.

Most caterpillars won't do much harm, but this unique-looking stinging species could cause painful welts alongside other, ...

Texas’ state plant, the prickly pear cactus, is being devoured by invasive caterpillars. ... The caterpillar was first spotted in Texas by a citizen scientist just south of Houston in 2017.