We often come across small caterpillars in spring, nibbling on leaves all day long. A few weeks later, they disappear and ...

Is that something a bird left behind? No, it's an orange dog caterpillar, the larvae of the Giant Swallowtail butterfly, which is native to our area. Believe it or not, that caterpillar is about ...

At noon, about 300 butterfly larvae were released at El Polin Spring near MacArthur Avenue following a collection Friday morning on San Bruno Mountain in San Mateo County. The goal of officials of ...

Some things are too good to be true: Lycaenid butterfly larvae manipulate ants. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2015 / 08 / 150821083423.htm ...

Researchers in Denmark report that the large blue butterfly has managed to produce larvae with a chemical coating similar to that of the local Myrmica rubra ants. The butterflies deposit their ...

(Beyond Pesticides, April 23, 2020) Pesticide spray drift from adjacent farmlands expose butterfly larvae to lethal pesticide concentrations, according to research published in Environmental ...

Research on nature reserves and at an allotment has revealed how susceptible caterpillars are to climate change. The University of Cambridge study found the larvae are "really bad at temperature ...

What can be done when a tiny wasp lays eggs on a butterfly larva and they hatch and kill the caterpillar? Or when a spider traps a butterfly? If we use pesticides, we'll kill them all. Butterfly ...

This study suggests that the mutualistic relationship between lycaenid butterfly larvae and ants is maintained through the selfish manipulation of behavior by the larvae. Project Assistant ...