Butterflies are fragile and vulnerable to predation by all kinds of critters, from birds and reptiles to spiders and other ...

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

On the Friday before Labor Day, Gaston had brushed her leg against a puss caterpillar, a little-known, little-seen insect that’s one of the most venomous caterpillars in the U.S. — some say ...

Texans enjoying state parks and the outdoors are warned to avoid the Southern Flannel Moth caterpillar—its venomous hairs can ...

If you brush up against the caterpillar, the spines can penetrate your skin and inject venom, causing a painful sting and other symptoms. Puss caterpillars reside mostly in the southeastern U.S ...

The puss caterpillar has a severe sting and is probably in your backyard right now. Center for Disease Control and Prevention photo Don’t be fooled by its innocent, fluffy appearance.

Puss caterpillars are the most venomous caterpillars in the Sunshine State, but look like a tuft of cat hair. Floridian, Joel Mathis, found one of the creatures climbing up his white fence after ...

No warm and fuzzy here—a possible boom in a highly toxic but irresistibly touchable caterpillar is sending people in the eastern U.S. to the hospital. “A puss caterpillar sting feels like a ...

The puss caterpillar, concealed beneath a soft exterior, harbors a potent venom, making it one of the most dangerous caterpillars globally. Found in warm regions of the Americas, it molts several ...