Researchers at North Carolina State University have created a soft robot that moves in a distinctly caterpillar-like manner. As detailed in the research paper in Science Advances by [Shuang Wu ...

How it does so has long remained an enigma. Now, materials scientists have shown in Frontiers in Soft Matter how this feat is managed by caterpillars of the Carolina sphinx moth. This discovery ...

Caterpillars can get trapped on their food plants during heatwaves Research on nature reserves and at an allotment has revealed how susceptible caterpillars are to climate change. The University ...