Many Moths Speak Up to Ward Off Bats
Many Moths Speak Up to Ward Off Bats
A decade-long, multicontinent study suggests that acoustic defense strategies are more common among moths than previously imagined.
A decade-long, multicontinent study suggests that acoustic defense strategies are more common among moths than previously imagined.
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Science Snapshot: Insect Resurrection
Lisa Winter | May 20, 2022 | 1 min read
The potentially-invasive moth hasn’t been seen in a century.
Virus Alters Caterpillars’ Vision to Trick Them into Climbing
Alejandra Manjarrez, PhD | Mar 25, 2022 | 4 min read
A study finds that a baculovirus that infects cotton bollworm larvae changes the expression of genes involved in light perception, driving them to seek heights that could favor viral transmission.
Image of the Day: Moth Movement
Emily Makowski | Jan 2, 2020 | 1 min read
Neuronal signal timing is crucial for muscle coordination during flight.
Image of the Day: Bat Attack!
The Scientist and The Scientist Staff | Mar 15, 2018 | 1 min read
Barbastelle bats trick moths with muffled echolocation calls.
Image of the Day: Ancient Moth Wings
The Scientist and The Scientist Staff | Jan 12, 2018 | 1 min read
The 200-million-year-old fossils, the earliest found of lepidopterans, show characteristics of extant moths.
Parasite’s Genes Persist in Host Genomes
Rina Shaikh-Lesko | Sep 17, 2015 | 3 min read
Researchers find evidence of gene flow from parasitoid wasps to the butterflies and moths they lay eggs in.
A Most Kinky Moth
Carrie Arnold | May 1, 2015 | 3 min read
A retired entomologist discovers a world of behavioral diversity in the courtship rituals of a well-studied moth species.