Texas is home to more than 50 species of stinging caterpillars, such as the buck moth and hickory tussock moth, but experts ...

An asp caterpillar with a brown and orange fluffy coat sits on a leaf. Don't be fooled by the asp caterpillar's innocent look: Its fluffy coat conceals dagger-like spines with a painful venom that ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ST. LOUIS – The venomous southern flannel ...

It is asp season in Texas. When this fuzzy caterpillar rubs or is pressed against the skin, venomous hairs stick into the ...

Jackie Woodcock receives an important weather update from the most reputable of weathermen: a wooly bear caterpillar.

Fall is the season for changing temperatures, falling leaves and the start of the holidays. It's also a time when cute, fuzzy caterpillars come out in Texas. But don't let their cuteness fool you. The ...

There I was, bringing groceries into the house when I spotted it. It was big. It was black. It was fuzzy or spiky (take your pick, I wasn't going to touch it). And it was heading toward the front door ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Have you seen the fuzzy little caterpillars in shades of yellow, brown, or black? They're familiar with Texans, including Houstonians, but their appearance has changed within ...

HOUSTON – It’s springtime in Houston, which means we are dealing with allergies and rainy weather and constantly seeing insects and bugs all over our homes, patios and sidewalks. If you’ve ventured ...

PORTSMOUTH (WVEC)-- They may be cute and furry, but the puss caterpillar is no pussycat. A two-year-old Portsmouth girl, Chloe, was playing in her backyard Thursday when she ever-so-slightly touched ...

Long before Doppler radar and 10-day forecasts, people relied on nature and signs from the outdoors to predict the type of winter we would see in Ohio. Some of those bits of weather lore have hung ...