For many nocturnal moths, hearing sound waves is a matter of survival in the night sky. Their ability to detect ultrasonic calls emitted by bats determines whether they escape or become prey. This ...

New has found that ozone pollution disrupts moth mating by destroying sex pheromones, suggesting widespread consequences for ...

Researchers played simulated bat echolocation calls in the laboratory and found that egg-bearing A. nigrisigna stopped flying when exposed to high pulse repetition rates. This behavior could be ...

Some moths pollinate by accident, brushing against pollen as they sip nectar and carrying it from flower to flower. Tiny ...

Spongy moths have voracious appetites. Their feast of choice? Innocent plants. They can defoliate more than 300 kinds of trees and shrubs. "The caterpillars are kind of the definition of 'The Very ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In this undated photo provided by Dan Olmstead in May 2017, diamondback moths mate on a cabbage leaf. Researchers in a New York ...