The authors' demonstration that impaired olfactory perception reduces caterpillar performance and increases susceptibility to parasitism is solid. These findings highlight the ecological significance ...

The life of a growing caterpillar isn't easy - diseases, parasites and infectious bacteria lurk at every turn. But one species of caterpillar is thought to be the first recorded self-medicating insect ...

What most likely is a response to people flooding her DMs with unsolicited insectoid factoids, Ella addressed that she is ...

Eric LoPresti, an assistant professor of ecology at the University of South Carolina, used the words “fuzzy” and “adorable” to describe the southern flannel moth, a common springtime insect in North ...

Archie the cat's hunting instincts were in full display ... his claws out to catch the insect. Archie doesn't give up, and while at times the bug appears invisible to the naked eye, he continues ...

Forest fires destroy millions of dollars’ worth of lumber each year. But in some areas fires run second to the boring, chomping insect hordes that eat their way through the forest, leaving wide ...

More information: Luan Dias Lima et al, Chemical conspicuousness, ant organs, and specificity in myrmecophilous caterpillars ...

Becoming a butterfly is a dangerous game, and it's easy for caterpillars to fall victim to some very unsavoury characters along the way. As well as facing threats from hungry birds and insects, ...

And this type of ecological dynamic is likely not restricted to just aspen and silk moth caterpillars. Over 100 different ...