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.

In the mountains of Northern New Mexico, more than wildflowers are beginning to bloom: Douglas fir tussock moths are now in ...

Getting ahead on their dining allows these ravenous critters more wiggle room to find food sources in difficult conditions.

On the bus, in the trees, on the side and top of railings: Caterpillars have taken over Alachua County. Tussock moth caterpillars are native to Florida and the southeastern United States and feed ...

These fuzzy, little creatures aren't as cuddly as they look. They're called tussock moth caterpillars, and they'll likely leave you with a painful, stringing rash. Clearwater Parks & Recreation ...

As they cling to leaf tips, newborn warty birch caterpillars produce vibrations that can ward off invaders approaching their millimeter-size domain. By Becky Ferreira When territorial animals are ...

The easiest to spot is the caterpillar of the pale tussock moth which is almost completely pale yellow and very hairy, with a red sharp spike-like tail. Its face is almost completely hidden. The brown ...

That's true of Caterpillar, too, even though it seems like the yellow-and-back color scheme has been around forever. Not too many people alive today remember that back in 1925, when this heavy ...

The Renfrew County and District Health Unit sent out a PSA last week cautioning that "the Hickory Tussock Moth Caterpillar is a venomous caterpillar that may be in Renfrew County and District." ...

A milkweed tussock moth caterpillar feasting on a milkweed plant ... tussock moth has wings of a muted gray but does retain some yellow and black striping on its abdomen. I don’t know whether ...

Fir tussock moth caterpillars are identifiable by their red heads, two black “hair pencils" that look like antennae, a dorsal hair pencil, four prominent yellow or white tufts on their backs ...