Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Elephant Hawk Moth Caterpillar look like elephant's trunks and have eyespots to scare off predators.© Eileen ...

When they’re threatened by a predator, the larvae of Nessus sphinx hawkmoth caterpillars (Amphion floridensis) produce a high-pitched “whistle” by forcing air out of their mouths. Researchers reported ...

The artist Maria Sibylla Merian was one of the most important entomologists of the 17th century. Her studies of caterpillars, which she reared herself, contributed to knowledge of the life cycles of ...

The Elephant Hawk Moth Caterpillar look like elephant's trunks and have eyespots to scare off predators.© Eileen Kumpf/Shutterstock.com Mimicry is one of the most interesting forms of defense in ...