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Learn more about the bone collector, a cannibalistic, carnivorous caterpillar seen for the first time in over six million years.
Adorned in their macabre attire, the caterpillars can safely navigate spiderwebs undetected. They use their camouflage to ...
A few weeks ago while at the pool, I made a new acquaintance who asked me about moles. He said, “How do you get rid of moles?” I recalled some initial ideas about castor beans and a trap that works.
Bristle worms and soldier fly larvae can grow on aquaculture sludge and become protein-rich feed for fish and livestock. But toxic substances can ...
On Thursday April 1, the Department of Biology hosted Niels Ringstad, professor in the Department of Cell Biology at the New ...
In a lab at Duke University, tiny worms smaller than an eyelash are helping scientists study the effects of a group of ...
Forever chemicals' are everywhere. But only a handful have been evaluated for potentially toxic effects. Researchers think there may be a faster, cheaper way to figure out which ones might be ...
Chocolate is poisonous to dogs as it contains a substance called theobromine, which dogs and some other animals struggle to metabolise. Symptoms of theobromine poisoning include vomiting ...
If you do come in contact with the caterpillars, here's what the health department and poison control say you should do: ...
LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — Springtime created caterpillar chaos on Percival's Island in Lynchburg. Small green inchworms are dangling from trees and swinging through the air, right on the ...
The MDA had initially planned to manage the population of moths with “Btk,” an insecticide that kills spongy moth caterpillars and is normally used on high-risk, dense populations. The plan ...
IRVING, Texas, April 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) voted today to maintain the quarterly dividend of one dollar and forty-one cents ($1.41 ...