East Texas is home to a wide array of fascinating wildlife, including the giant swallowtail butterfly. Known for its impressive size and striking appearance, this butterfly is a frequent visitor to ...

Spring has arrived and so have multitudes of wiggly caterpillars. They are popping up everywhere and can be anything from a welcomed precursor of a beautiful butterfly to a nuisance to a plant pest to ...

The orange dog caterpillar is the immature form of the giant swallowtail butterfly. When it feels threatened, this caterpillar sticks out two red scent glands that produce a foul odor. Photo from the ...

The monarch butterflies have migrated north for the summer but their “cousins” the queen butterflies are prominent in many area landscapes, especially if you have milkweeds and one or more good nectar ...

Critters were taking circular bites out of the green leaves of our black walnut tree. We inspected the leaves and found the tiny caterpillars of a hairstreak butterfly. We knew they weren’t walnut ...