JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Springtime in North Florida has made one hairy critter a common site in yards around Jacksonville. They sure are fuzzy and little, but experts say if you see a Tussock Moth ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The giant woolly bear caterpillar becomes the giant leopard moth. There I was, bringing groceries into the house when I spotted it ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The furry, stinging caterpillar of the southern flannel moth You will come across many caterpillars in your garden. Knowing a ...

Hilton Head is swarming with these tiny invaders during the biggest golf tournament of the year. What happens if you touch ...

Strange and exotic animals have always captured the imagination of people worldwide. But when a photo of an unusual, fluffy moth began circulating online in 2009, many experts were skeptical that it ...

Florida can be dangerous in many ways, but from mid-April to early May, health officials warn people in the state to avoid touching a fuzzy caterpillar. The white-marked tussock moth caterpillar can ...

Have you noticed the army of furry, brown and orange moths that have arrived in New Orleans this month? They're called buck moths and they're the result of the stinging caterpillars that Louisiana ...

The Department of Agriculture is seeking the public’s help to destroy an invasive species that looks like spongy mud and is growing outdoors. With spring’s official arrival, the agency says “smashing ...

Those precious silk garments in your closet were made by the caterpillar of a fuzzy, white moth — thousands of them. Silkworms spin a cocoon with a single strand of silk up to 10 city blocks long.