Contrary to popular belief, this is not a cocoon. Only certain moths build cocoons, which are like a silky sleeping bag that covers the insect. This, on the other hand, is what's called a chrysalis.

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.

It’s as big as a large butterfly but it’s actually a moth, a female promethea. These beautiful creatures are only around for a few days after they emerge from their cocoons in late spring or ...

If you have fruit trees, now’s the time to be on the lookout for codling moths. This is the time of year — mid-March to early ...

The female moths don't have legs or wings, so they can never venture far from their cocoons. After mating, they return to the cocoon and hatch their larvae. And when the young hatch, they immediately ...

Originally from Mumbai, Sukanya Charuchandra is a freelance science writer based out of wherever her travels take her. She holds master’s degrees in Science Journalism and Biotechnology. You can read ...

Like all of its kind, the Atlas moth begins life as a caterpillar. By the time it starts to spin its cocoon, the Atlas caterpillar is more than five inches long, and only a few weeks away from its ...

A moth found in northern Australia and South-East Asia has an astonishing camouflage trick: it creates an optical illusion to look like a three-dimensional leaf, complete with a raised midrib ...