This adult luna moth has a very penetrating gaze. These moths are quite large, and their caterpillars produce silk shortly before the pupa stage of their development. Get a closer view of the image ...

This story appears in the June 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine. Light green, long winged, and roughly the size of a playing card, the luna moth is a striking creature. It’s a clever ...

Spinning tails on the moths' wingtips scramble bats' echolocation signals to keep the moths from being eaten Explore Subscribe Newsletters Content Licensing Our ...

A particularly fluffy moth species (Periphoba arcaei) displaying highly elongated thorax scales which act as a type of acoustic camouflage against bats. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert!

Children attending Story Time at the Wharton library’s main branch have been learning about the life cycle of Luna moths ...

From moths eating their own mothers to carnivorous caterpillars on the rampage, the world of insects isn't always as it seems. Some species of moth have developed dark and unusual habits in the fight ...

Many millions of animals in the world have hair and for some, it’s essential to their survival as they need it for warmth.

As humans drop off to sleep, the invisible world of moths comes to life. Across the planet, billions of the insects take flight on their nocturnal errands. Few places host more species than ...

The Fluffy Popcorn trend on TikTok is a popular snack trend for the spooky season, but it isn’t as safe as people making and eating it might think. One of the ingredients of the stove-top snack ...

Read on to find out why. Textures: Moths have feathery, almost fluffy textures on their body, especially their antennae.

In that novel, the titular Mothra is depicted as a giant creature that looks vaguely like a giant swallow with moth-like ...

Light pollution is more serious than expected: Moths not only lose their orientation directly under street lamps. Their flight behaviour is also disturbed outside the cone of light. The increasing ...