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 ...

This photo shows a section of male moth antenna showing sensory hairs that detect the female-produced pheromone. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news ...

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Spinning tails on the moths' wingtips scramble bats' echolocation signals to keep the moths from being eaten (00:07) Explore Subscribe Newsletters Content Licensing ...

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At that point, adult male tarantulas emerge and search their surroundings for a mate, even if it might be the last thing they ever do. It takes roughly seven years for a male to fully mature and ...

Like Yi, Scrugg’s ongoing series The Black Male Form sees her use the male body as the ideal prop for the perfect photograph. “I will usually give the model a random piece of direction like ...

The big, pale green swallow-tailed luna moth is an example of all of these things, as is the cecropia moth, which can be 15cm across. Another reason we dislike moths is that they normally come out ...

Discover the microscopic dimensions of the smallest moths on the planet. With a wingspan of just 2.5 millimetres, the Stigmella maya is one of the most petite moths known to science. But just how ...

Have you ever been outside on a cool morning and seen a luna moth (Actias luna)? What about a viceroy butterfly (Limenitis archippus) visiting your milkweeds that you might have mistaken for a ...

One of the goliaths of the insect world, the atlas moth is a gentle giant – but behind every oversized moth is a very hungry caterpillar. The atlas moth is among the biggest insects on the planet, ...