Professor Lars Schmitz joins WIRED to guide us through a giant tree of life mapping the evolution of eyes in the animal kingdom: how they work, why they've taken the form they have, and the ...

New research has proposed a chemical-based explanation for why some butterflies and moths are selective feeders while others are not. The study, published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, ...

The new idea, called the Salient Aroma Hypothesis, suggests that the smells plants release play a crucial role in determining how specialized a butterfly or moth's diet becomes. The researchers ...

The post was shared a while back and pulled 183K likes from people. Check out the viral post: Attacus Atlas moth goes viral. ALSO READ: Pikachu Turns ‘Anti-Erdogan’, Joins Turkey Protests; Video Shows ...

Red spotted purple admiral butterfly ... guided by the elephant are often seen as nurturing and wise, known for their ability to maintain steady groundedness while providing support to their community ...

Villagers in a quiet Hertfordshire community are rallying to save a rogue hawk that has been divebombing unsuspecting locals, sparking both chaos and a campaign to protect it. The Harris’s hawk, a ...

It’s also true that some moth larvae feast on the natural fibers of clothes. But the vast majority of moths aren’t chewing through your favorite sweater or pummeling your porch lamp—and many ...

Elephant Hawk Moth, and Asiatic Swallow Butterfly. The film showcases caterpillars feeding, spinning threads, mimicking twigs, and transitioning into chrysalides. Detailed sequences capture ...

The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) protects our nationally significant animals, plants, habitats and places. We have a range of listings to show what these ...