“Mothing is the new birding,” says Liti Haramaty, a researcher at Rutgers University and co-founder of National Moth Week.

Tis the season for woolly bears or woolly worms, those fuzzy little caterpillars out and about are looking for places to ...

It is October in Wood County. We had some light to heavy frosts with a light freeze. Next week temperatures are to rebound ...

“They are even more difficult to rear from larvae or pupae ... Short-branched clearwing moths measure less than an inch across. They have a hairy yellow and black body, transparent wings ...

Want to know how bad this winter might be? You could look at the latest forecast. Or you could turn to the woolly bear caterpillar. Here's what to know.

A viral TikTok blamed insects for why we occasionally eat a burnt-tasting pistachio. We consulted Dr. Tracy Ellis, an ...

The woolly worm has been the center of an old wives tale for predicting the weather for centuries. Here’s what the critters ...

An expert at Iowa State University’s Insect Zoo says there may actually be some science behind the folklore about how the ...

Weather is the other big determinant. A wet spring can create the right conditions for the blooming of many oak flowers, known as catkins and coons, a good sign of higher acorn numbers. On the ...

Different cultures believe that the color of a butterfly can symbolize everything from creativity to evil. Here we explain ...