And like a clump of grass, the milkweed tussock caterpillar has orange "tussocks" that extend down the length of its body, meeting over the midline and thick black, orange and white tufts around ...

"I planted a bunch of milkweed for the migrating monarch butterflies, but there’s a fuzzy orange, black and white caterpillar eating my milkweed. What should I do?" — P.R.

Monarch butterflies, with their striking orange and black wings, are some of the most recognizable butterflies in North America. But they're in trouble. Monarch caterpillars can only eat the ...

Critters Why So Many Fuzzy Black Caterpillars Are Crawling Across Texas A mild winter has unleashed zillions of hungry woolly bear caterpillars this spring. (And no, they can't predict the weather.) ...

Close your eyes and imagine a butterfly. Chances are you may have pictured a monarch, with its blazing orange and black wings. They are some of North America’s most iconic butterflies, but they ...

While other aphid species come in assorted shades of green, brown, yellow, and black, milkweed aphids are always bright yellow or orange with black legs and black spikes, or “cornicles,” on ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — If you’re out and about on the trails this fall, you might run into a fuzzy black and orange fellow inching across your path. The woolly bear caterpillar, also known as ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — If you’re out and about on the trails this fall, you might run into a fuzzy black and orange fellow inching across your path. The woolly bear caterpillar, also known as ...