The tussock moth caterpillars are not in the stinging caterpillar category like saddleback and puss caterpillars, but they do have stinging hairs that can be of danger if touched, particularly the ...

The asp or puss caterpillar is the most common species of stinging caterpillar in the Houston area, according to the Texas ...

Texas A&M AgriLife experts warn of stinging caterpillars as weather warms, what you should know about their venom, and how to identify one.

As temperatures warm up Extension Service experts urge Texans to stay alert for stinging caterpillars. These fuzzy, or ...

Nettles have other uses, too, beyond just food – they were also valued for centuries as a source of twine. The inner fibers ...

These demure shoots are covered with tiny spines that pack a painful punch, not unlike the sting of a fire ant. These days, the stinging nettle is well known to modern country folk and even urbanites ...

Coyote has taken on some of the most agonizing stings on the planet—the Bullet Ant, the Executioner Wasp, even the Gympie Gympie, the infamous “Suicide Plant.” But this latest sting? He compares it to ...

I was sitting under an oak tree, minding my own business, when all the sudden an intense stinging sensation lit up the skin on my back. I stood up and did a rapid shimmy, dislodging a fuzzy ...

KALISPELL – Montana insect experts say wild honeybees are the insects that several weeks ago stung to death a 14-year-old half Tennessee walker and half Appaloosa horse named Fury in ...

The Asian needle ant is a small, brownish ant that has caused concern in Southern states. Here's how to identify this ...