A rare moth species was recently found near a popular campsite in Phetchaburi, prompting a conservation response by park ...

Have you ever opened your closet to find a hole in a shirt or your favorite pair of jeans? Or maybe you’ve noticed little ...

Caitlyn Forster previously received funding from the Australian Research Council. She is affiliated with Invertebrates Australia. As the weather starts to warm in Australia, you might notice the ...

Baron Jakob Johann von Uexkull, a Baltic German biologist, mentioned in his book entitled Stroll through the World of Animals that all creatures, including plants, on this planet live in an Umwelt ...

In all experimental setup illustrations (A-C), the control is presented on the left side, and the various treatments are on the right side. Because the number of egg clusters was low (between 0-5 ...

In a greenhouse in Tel Aviv, a moth is faced with a choice. On one side: a fresh, well-hydrated tomato plant. On the other, a plant that’s slightly begun to dry out. To human eyes, the two look ...

Seventeen Polyphemus males were drawn to Tami Gingrich’s U.V. light over the opportunity to mate with a female Polyphemus moth on her porch. (Tami Gingrich photo) I’ve been reading more and more about ...

Both male and female mantises have triangular heads, long bodies, and two pairs of wings. However, they are measurably different in terms of body size, physical characteristics, flying ability, ...

MANY persons, whether entomologists or not, must have noticed a rather slender, dark-coloured moth with feathery antennæ flying among bushes on the continent; and a much larger, stout-bodied, ...

The Luna moth is one of the most recognizable moths in the world. When the moth emerges from its cocoon, it bursts forth with fuzzy white legs and folded wings. At first glance, the moth appears much ...

A drone equipped with an antenna from a male moth can locate the source of a smell more accurately than any electrical sensors. Unfortunately, however, the only smell it can detect is the sex ...