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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Moth or butterfly species choose a host plant to lay their eggs on and these then hatch into caterpillars, which create webs to protect themselves You could be fooled for thinking it is a frosty ...

In a post on its website, U.Md. officials said the severe weather will not affect the “school and college schedule of ceremonies for Wednesday or Thursday.” The university said it came to the ...

This creature is called the Southern Flannel Moth. This harmless-looking creature is commonly called an asp or puss caterpillar, and it could leave you with a painful rash or stinging sensation if you ...

Fluorescent “balloons” showing up on some North Carolina beaches are dangerous Portuguese man-of-wars and they pack a powerful sting, according to a warning posted by Cape Lookout National ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - An invasive ant species with a potentially deadly sting is spreading across the United States. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Asian needle ant is a ...