Some insect species are affected by the weather conditions experienced during their immature stages, but there’s no evidence that the banded woolly bear is one of them. The adult moth is furry ...

Some haemocytes can envelop and destroy tiny microbial parasites that invade the insect's body. For many caterpillars, however, this immune response is not enough to kill off invaders determined to ...

Michael Singer at Wesleyan University discovered that, when healthy, tiger moth larvae, also known as woolly bear caterpillars, focus their diet on nutrient-rich food, but switch to eating plants with ...