Butterflies are a delight to watch in the garden as they flutter from one flower to another feeding on nectar. They are like airborne flowers as they flash their colorful wings. For the past couple of ...

A groundbreaking project has been launched to help protect one of the UK’s most spectacular insects. The British Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon britannicus) is found exclusively in East Anglia ...

Michael Schimmel sent a photo of a pair of roseate spoonbills spotted at Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge in Virginia Beach. “Imagine my surprise coming across this pair,” Schimmel wrote. The roseate ...

In the fall, plants start to go dormant and focus on growing strong roots. “I think in the transition to native plants, there’s just such an excitement of all the life you’re bringing into your yard." ...

An invasive fungal disease that targets trees and shrubs in the laurel family was detected for the first time in New York in July, according to the state Department of Environmental Conservation. The ...

One of the greatest steps in ridding people of a common fear occurred in 1879. That year, inventor Thomas Alva Edison honed his long-running experiments with electric light into a reliable ...

The abdomen and torso of the spicebush swallowtail are adorned with yellow spots on both – super cool looking! Eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) feeds on a variety of woody plants, such as ...

We are all used to seeing caterpillars hide themselves away and emerge as butterflies or moths, but the species featured in this YouTube clip emerges as another caterpillar. There is a very good ...

Papilio is an enthusiastic and adventurous caterpillar. Then she's a blob of goo, hanging out in her chrysalis. Her main goal in life? Metamorphose into a butterfly and learn to fly! Papilio is a ...

Black swallowtail larva on fennel (top left), pipevine swallowtail larva on Dutchman's pipe vine (top right), swallowtail butterfly on zinnia (bottom). Q: My kids love swallowtail butterflies. Can you ...