When large marine animals like whales die, they sink down to the seabed. Once their flesh has been stripped away by ...

Emily Kwong and Regina Barber of NPR's Short Wave talk about a comet visiting from interstellar space, caterpillars that eat and break down plastic, and how animals' sense of smell varies by altitude.

Sneaky chemistry by a real-life “Last of Us” Cordyceps fungus mind controls its zombie insect victims by convincing them they’re starving.

Get rid of tomato worms fast with effective, natural methods to protect your plants and keep your garden thriving all season long.

Who would deliberately drink a dose of gut worms? The answer is Anna Glanz, an ordinary mother-of-two from Iowa.

And many people enjoy the fact that very eye-catching insect species sometimes target particular plants – such as elephant hawk-moth caterpillars, which love to eat fuchsia.

These pests eat the foliage and fruit of tomato plants and other ... Tips for Preventing and Treating Each Tomato hornworms are the larvae of the five-spotted hawk moth. These caterpillars wreak havoc ...

Adventureland is hosting its second annual Phantom's Worm Eating Contest as part of its Halloween event, Phantom Fall Fest. See how to compete.

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Scientists in Hawaii have discovered a new, extremely rare species: carnivorous, bone-collecting caterpillars, that live in one 5-mile area on Oahu.

The tiny, cannibalistic predators threaten to upend the health of gardens, eating other worms, snails and other creatures that help keep things healthy.