It is spring on the Front Range of Colorado, which means before long the region will receive an influx of many, many moths.

Being so heavy also means that the giant wood moth isn’t much of a flier. "They fly very, very poorly," Dr Christine Lambkin – who, prior to retirement, was Curator of Entomology at Queensland ...

Heavy rains in the Houston area of Texas have brought out poisonous, foot-long worms that ... posing a risk to people and animals. They prefer hot and humid climates, experts say.

Pufferfish is regarded as a luxury in Japan and a meal featuring the potentially poisonous delicacy can ... Japanese instant noodle giant Nissin Foods released the new pufferfish flavor on Monday ...

The definite tussock moth is very rare," The Museum writes. They have urticating hairs, known as stinging hairs. While they aren't poisonous or attached to venom glands, their hair can irritate ...

According to the Florida Museum of Natural History, the tussock moth caterpillar is a potentially harmful insect with a hairy and colorful body. They are generally dark bodied with a red head ...

This fascinating creature looks like a hummingbird, but it's actually a moth. It even hovers in a way reminiscent of hummingbirds, with its wings fluttering so fast they produce an audible hum ...

The giant leopard moth is the biggest moth we ... to ward off predators but are not harmful. They don’t stick into the skin like quills or are poisonous. This type of woolly bear eats herbaceous ...

American Burying Beetle (also called Giant Carrion Beetle) is found in Texas, Rhode, and several regions in the Midwestern US. Their bodies are shiny black with orange markings. The beetles are ...

It is likely that many hundreds of thousands of giant tortoises lived historically on Madagascar. They played a key role in maintaining the ecological balance in a now lost habitat mosaic (a place ...

Giant sequoias are the largest trees on Earth. They can grow for more than 3,000 years. But without fire, they cannot reproduce. Giant sequoias are the largest trees on Earth. They can grow ...