Even though many types of caterpillars look different and have various characteristics, they all have one thing in common – they love to eat. For example, some types of caterpillars can i… 展开

The hickory horned devil caterpillar (Citheronia regalis) has to top the list for the scariest-looking caterpillar. This green caterpillarhas black-tipped orange prickly spikes at its hea… 展开

The monarch caterpillar (Danaus plexippus) is quite easy to identify with its black, white, and yellow stripes. Monarch caterpillars gorge on milkweed which makes them poisonous to oth… 展开

Identifying the black swallowtail caterpillar (Papilio polyxenes) is not difficult due to the black stripes and yellow dots on its plump lime-green body. Another characteristic of this green caterp… 展开