Spot a tiny fuzzy caterpillar crawling across an oak leaf and your first instinct might be to take a closer look—or even pick it up. With its thick coat of silky hair, the puss caterpillar can look ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. That furry-looking caterpillar in your yard that you just want to stroke? Don't do that. Really don't do that. It might be one of ...

In this episode of Everyday Wild, we explain how to identify Megalopyge opercularis, where it lives, what it becomes, why it ...

Stinging caterpillars were spotted across New Orleans over the Fourth of July holiday weekend. Puss moth caterpillars are peaking right now and are often seen around oak trees. Sign up for our ...

Not all fluff is friendly, and there's nobody better than Megalopyge opercularis, or Puss Caterpillar, to teach us that lesson. This caterpillar looks almost unreal at first glance. It's covered in ...

Most people think of caterpillars as harmless, fuzzy little creatures that will soon morph into beautiful butterflies. The puss caterpillar (scientific name: Megalopyge opercularis) looks especially ...

The puss moth caterpillar, one of the four most common stinging caterpillars in Louisiana, is showing up again in New Orleans, right on time for their usual peak. Though they may look like little ...

Did you know venom – a toxic substance injected by one animal into another – has evolved around 100 times? In our laboratory at the University of Queensland, my colleagues and I study all kinds of ...

Most of the time, when we encounter a caterpillar, we aren't on high alert. After all, these seemingly harmless creatures will one day develop into beautiful butterflies or moths. What's there to fear ...

In a post last week on its Facebook page, the Virginia Department of Forestry (VDF) warned that puss caterpillars had been spotted in several counties in the eastern part of the state. “The ‘hairs’ ...

That furry-looking caterpillar in your yard that you just want to stroke? Don't do that. Really don't do that. It might be one of the most venomous caterpillars in the United States. Puss caterpillar ...

The puss caterpillar is one of the most venomous caterpillars in the United States and is found in Florida. Touching the caterpillar can cause a painful sting, with symptoms ranging from itching to ...