Australian researchers have discovered that male moths with larger antennae are better at detecting female sex signals - and it proves that Charles Darwin was right about his theory of sexual ...

A female moth selects a mate based on the scent of his pheromones. An analysis of the pheromones used by the European corn borer shows that females can discern a male's ancestry, age and possibly ...

A female moth sitting on a goal post could attract a male moth on the other end of a football field. And even if she switched her scent over time, the male could still find her because of a mutation ...

Male Polyphemus antennae are so attuned to the female moth s ­pheromones that a male can zero in on a female from up to 4.5 kilometres away, writes Monique Keiran. VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS Some shark ...

Inspired by antennae that can detect a female moth miles away, scientists have created the world's most sensitive electronic nose for explosives. Forget surveillance cameras – what if our world were ...

The benefits accrued by female Utetheisa as a result of mating preferentially with larger males have been characterized. The phenotypic benefits take the form of nutrient and pyrrolizidine alkaloid ...

North Carolina State University researchers have identified the specific blend of pheromone chemicals – including a newly revealed aphrodisiac – used by male moths during courtship as they attempt to ...

Plants have developed many different strategies to defend themselves against herbivorous animals, particularly insects. In addition to mechanical defences such as thorns and spines, plants also ...

How a male moth can find a female—even at night, through fog, and as far as seven miles away—is a favorite puzzle of entomologists. The male moth flies unerringly downwind, which rules out the ...

NAGANO: Researchers at Shinshu University and another institution have developed an odour-detecting drone that uses antennae taken from living insects. The “insect drone” can autonomously find its way ...

Chewing gum companies might be on to something. At least, as long as you stick to spearmint-flavored gum — and you are a moth. Senior author Coby Schal, an urban entomology professor at North Carolina ...