or larvae, grow to be pretty good-sized. Many have beautiful or strange color patterns. The giant swallowtail caterpillar has ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service recently proposed adding a unique and picturesque insect to the list of threatened species.

Seeing their photos, Mizuochi said, "Unfortunately, there are tachinid fly larvae in them." Tachinids lay eggs on swallowtail larvae. It came as a fresh reminder of how hard it is to live in ...