The Death's-head hawk moth, recognizable by its skull-like thorax marking, is a harmless yet intriguing insect found across Africa, Asia, and Europe. This species employs unique defenses, including a ...

Adult moths are distinctive with bi-colored wings and are often found flying at dusk or resting on walls. The larvae, which are small and whitish, leave behind a silky webbing near the food source ...

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 ...

WBUR is proud to be a media partner of The Moth, an acclaimed non-profit organization dedicated to the art and craft of storytelling. The Moth StorySLAM is an open-mic storytelling competition, open ...

An international team of researchers has found that Australia’s Bogong moth relies on the stars as well as on the Earth’s magnetic field to guide it on its annual migratory journey. An earlier study, ...

What initially appears to be a confusing video of a moth-hummingbird hybrid creature is actually a perfect excuse for us to explain an intriguing evolutionary phenomenon. The creature is the ...

Each spring, billions of bogong moths fill southeast Australia’s skies. Fleeing the lowlands and trying to beat the heat, they fly roughly 600 miles to caves embedded in the Australian Alps. The moths ...

Even with brains smaller than a grain of rice, Bogong moths are expert navigators. By Lauren Leffer Published Jun 18, 2025 11:00 AM EDT CREDIT: Dr. Ajay Narendra (Macquarie University, Australia) Get ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Warmer weather across Colorado means it’s time to prepare for the annual influx of migrating miller moths. Soon, the dusty pollinators will be hovering ...

In November of 2021, Vladimir Dinets was driving his daughter to school when he first noticed a hawk using a pedestrian crosswalk. The bird—a young Cooper’s hawk, to be exact—wasn’t using the ...

The Moth Radio Hour, which airs Saturdays at 1 p.m. on WLRN, South Florida’s only public radio station, is coming to Miami for a live show on Thursday, May 8. The Moth StorySLAM is an open-mic ...

Oleander Hawk Moth Credit: Getty Images At first glance, the Oleander Hawk Moth looks like a forest-green military patch with wings. Its wings feature olive, mint, and dusty pink shades in a pattern ...