Contrary to popular belief, a chrysalis is not a pouch or a sac — it's actually the caterpillar's own body! During metamorphosis, the former caterpillar releases digestive juices that dissolve cells ...

For someone with entomophobia, a fear of insects, spring can feel like a fever dream. "They're really bad this time of year," Wade Wilson, an associate certified entomologist, said of the tussock moth ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Maine forestry officials are warning residents that some cocoons in the ...

A Jeremy Hemberger, department of entomology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison: Caterpillars start out as tiny creatures. In the beginning they eat lots of food — just like the book “The Very ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: What would you do for the power to fly? How about shedding your skin and dissolving your own muscles? Now, believe it or not, that gruesome process is ...