Sci-fi movies feature technology that seems far beyond our current capabilities, but that isn't always true. This new ...

Here's what you might not know about what's inside a caterpillar's "cocoon." Contrary to popular belief, this is not a cocoon. Only certain moths build cocoons, which are like a silky sleeping bag ...

Forest tent caterpillar populations have been on the rise in some northern and west-central Minnesota counties since 2007, but this year’s spotty hatching shows some sign that populations ...

The caterpillar, along with most others in the Saturniidae family, spins a silk cocoon. This is where it then spends its time as a pupa, the stage of development before the moth becomes an adult. The ...

That's the silk. The silkworms spin this filament into a cocoon. Then the caterpillar begins its transformation. Except, this is when silk producers butt in. The cocoons are steamed. This cleans ...

The pressure is on the caterpillars to consume enough food before going into the cocoon to sustain the moth when it is reborn. In the wild, atlas moth caterpillars eat the leaves of cinnamon, citrus ...

Caterpillars are voracious but fussy eaters. "They grow up to 500 times bigger from the moment they emerge from the egg to the time they turn into cocoons," says Pun. Many species feed only on a ...

Here's what you might not know about what's inside a caterpillar's "cocoon." Contrary to popular belief, this is not a cocoon. Only certain moths build cocoons, which are like a silky sleeping bag ...