Australia is home to many extraordinary creatures, from Antarctic emperor penguins washing ashore to thelargest great white ...

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Okay, so the giant wood moth isn’t exactly of kaiju proportions, but in insect terms, it’s still pretty hefty; some female members of this species have a wingspan of around 23 centimeters (9 inches) ...

London, have discovered that a long-overlooked moth specimen in the Museum's collection was in fact collected by explorer and ...

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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 ...

A moth found in northern Australia and South-East Asia has an astonishing camouflage trick: it creates an optical illusion to look like a three-dimensional leaf, complete with a raised midrib ...

As scientists strive to improve forecasts of how plant and animal phenology responds to global change ... and the flying ...

Social media can help scientists track animal species as they relocate in response to climate change, new research shows.

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Eyespots aren't restricted to butterflies and moths - they appear in a number of places throughout the animal kingdom. There are fish, birds, reptiles and other insects that have developed these ...

As scientists strive to improve forecasts of how plant and animal phenology responds to global ... of 172 Lepidoptera species (butterflies and moths) from 2016 to 2022," Li said.