“It’s the famous woolly bear caterpillar,” Greg Grant, Smith County Horticulturist Texas A&M extension services Tyler, said. These fuzzy black, brown, or yellow insects are salt marsh caterpillars ...

"These babies have extra-long, black bristles (kinda like massive eyelashes) near their head, midsection, and rear," TPWD wrote. "Be warned though, those eyelashes fight back." Dagger Caterpillars may ...

Florida officials are warning residents to stay away from a type of venomous caterpillar that can be found in the state during the fall. The creepy-looking critters, known as “puss caterpillars,” ...

There are a lot of fuzzy little caterpillars wandering around my woods these days. Not just woolly bears, but tussock moth caterpillars and fall web worms adorned with tufts of hair of various and ...

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — This is one fuzzy little creature you don’t want to cuddle. They’re small and spiky and can cause a rash that can pack a punch. Seminole County Public Schools shared a warning ...

AUSTIN, Texas — "Don't touch the fuzzy caterpillars." That's the warning from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) after toxic caterpillars were recently spotted in the Texas Hill Country.

Last October, a young student in one of my nature-journaling workshops pointed out a fuzzy yellow caterpillar with long black tufts. “Those kind sting!” he declared. He was the third student that ...

HOUSTON — Watch your step! Some furry -- and fast -- little creatures are showing up in Houston. They're saltmarsh caterpillars and they're harmless to people! Your garden may be a different story.