Buck moth caterpillars are back, some with a vengeance. How will this year's population stack up to last year? Here's what to ...

It's that time of the year again: stinging caterpillar season. Furry buck moth caterpillars, armed with hollow spines attached to their venom sac, are slowly emerging throughout the state.

Stinging caterpillars actually aren’t stinging you and injecting venom, like a wasp would," says Eric Benson, PhD, professor ...

Between the lines: New Orleans has other stinging caterpillars, but they aren't as common, Lemann says. Yes, but: The fir or live oak Tussock moth caterpillar isn't venomous, Lemann says ...