The southern flannel moth caterpillar is the unique looking larval form, and it goes by many names: puss moth caterpillar, ...

Buck moth caterpillars are back, some with a vengeance. How will this year's population stack up to last year? Here's what to ...

Be on the lookout for a bug that resembles Cousin Itt. It may seem harmless but it can do real damage if you’re bitten.

You’d have to be brushing up against foliage that happens to have the caterpillar there or directly grabbing them for them to sting you.” Protecting yourself from the southern flannel moth is ...

Stinging caterpillars actually aren’t stinging you and injecting venom, like a wasp would," says Eric Benson, PhD, professor ...

CLEARWATER, Fla. — These fuzzy, little creatures aren't as cuddly as they look. They're called tussock moth caterpillars, and they'll likely leave you with a painful, stringing rash.

It's that time of the year again: stinging caterpillar season. Furry buck moth caterpillars, armed with hollow spines attached to their venom sac, are slowly emerging throughout the state.