Deep in the subtropical rainforests of eastern Australia lives a rare caterpillar with a remarkable skull-like marking on its body that it brandishes to scare off predators. The caterpillar in ...

A bizarre caterpillar with a face resembling a cartoon-like skull has caused a stir online with many stunned to discover the unusual creature is actually real. The extraordinary specimen spotted in ...

If prizes for Halloween costumes were handed out in the world of nature, this scary skull-faced creepy-crawly would surely win. The extraordinary specimen is the larvae of the pink underwing moth, an ...

A rare dark crimson underwing moth was trapped in a Cambridge orchard which could lose trees to make way for a bus route The discovery of a rare moth is "one more reason" to preserve an orchard which ...

Maurice Bottos wasn’t even looking for the moth he’d soon call the highlight of his career. “I was so excited,” Bottos said. “I was going to say speechless, but I kept just saying ‘Oh my god, oh my ...

Iridescent spots found on the dot-underwing moth suggest that even nocturnal insects might rely on visual cues Mullookkaaran via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 3.0 Darkness won’t stop the ...