In last week’s Out & About article titled Big cats of the Poconos, I wrote about some of biggest caterpillars (cats) found throughout our region, which included photos of some very impressive ...

Looks like: A flattened light green caterpillar with feathery, stinging spines radiating from the sides and back of the body. There are also stinging hairs along the paired yellow stripes down the ...

Caterpillars look cute, like little fuzzy toys. But an up-close look at their “fur” will reveal that many species have spines at the tips of their hairs. When an animal brushes against the caterpillar ...

Can you make heads or tails of these two colorful beasties? They’re caterpillars of a kind of moth called a slug moth – so called because their legs are covered with suction cups, so they move like ...

Before clicking play on the video below, which features a “monkey slug” caterpillar, we recommend clearing your schedule for about 15 minutes or so afterward. Because once you witness the monkey slug, ...

Who wants a caterpillar ride? Actually, there are several reasons why you shouldn’t jump on the back of these saddleback slugs, despite their common name. First, they are tiny. Second, they have no ...