They were oozing." She cut open one cactus and inside saw red-orange caterpillars with black spots, the larvae of Cactoblastis cactorum, commonly known as the cactus moth.

Earth is home to over 20,000 caterpillar species, found in every corner of the globe except Antarctica. While most are ...

The moths lay eggs one on another, creating an "egg stick" on a cactus' sharp spikes. After hatching, the bright orange or red-and-black caterpillars burrow into the cactus pad and hollow it out.

She cut one cactus open and inside saw red-orange caterpillars with black spots, the larvae of Cactoblastis cactorum, commonly known as the cactus moth. Native to South America, the gray-brown ...

Texas is now the front line of an ecological battle pitting a devastating invasive moth against the state’s ubiquitous prickly pear cactus. Already, the South American cactus moth has laid waste ...

Texas’ state plant, the prickly pear cactus, is being devoured by invasive caterpillars. So Texas scientists are releasing thousands of tiny wasps.

Other platform users seemed more interested in the caterpillar, than the plant. For example, @fernecreative wrote, "Hawk moth caterpillar! Very beautiful when they turn. Rip!!

This week, the Maine Forest Service announced that browntail moth caterpillars have entered the pupation stage across all active monitoring sites, paving the way for adult moths to emerge by early ...

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

If you've seen one in your Florida yard, you've probably encountered the giant leopard moth caterpillar, also known as the giant woolly bear. What is the black caterpillar with spikes and red bands?

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Buck moth caterpillars have made their annual spring invasion in Louisiana. Across New Orleans, residents have reported the familiar, spiny creature crowding sidewalks, falling from tree branches ...