For some people, their houseplants are like their children. And if anything happens to their leafed loved ones, it can be devastating. If you're reading this thinking "I'm one of those people...," you ...

The couple were a little taken aback at first by the size of the creatures but soon discovered what they were - death's-head hawkmoth caterpillars. They aren't usually spotted in the UK so it came as ...

The Death's-head hawk moth, recognizable by its skull-like thorax marking, is a harmless yet intriguing insect found across Africa, Asia, and Europe. This species employs unique defenses, including a ...

The artist Maria Sibylla Merian was one of the most important entomologists of the 17th century. Her studies of caterpillars, which she reared herself, contributed to knowledge of the life cycles of ...

It isn’t unusual for common names of animals to reflect characteristics of other unrelated groups or types within the animal kingdom. A striking example of this nomenclatural quirk applies to a large ...