Found in the Mediterranean region, the young caterpillars of the Heterogynis penella species eat their own mothers as soon as they hatch. The female moths don't have legs or wings, so they can never ...

Contrary to popular belief, this is not a cocoon. Only certain moths build cocoons, which are like a silky sleeping bag that covers the insect. This, on the other hand, is what's called a chrysalis.

The Madagascan moon moth (Argema mittrei) begins life as a caterpillar, hatching from one of 100 to 150 eggs ... The caterpillar, along with most others in the Saturniidae family, spins a silk cocoon.

When a male moth emerges from the cocoon, he mates with a female ... in their cozy little home until they hatch. The female either dies inside the log cabin and mummifies or falls to the ground ...

He showed us some cocoons that were nearly ready to hatch, and Mark Payne-Gill, our cameraman who had a deep love for atlas moths in common with Mr. Matsumoto set up his camera to try and film the ...