Previous observations have seen butterflies and moths drinking the tears of animals such as turtles and crocodiles in the ...
Tear-drinking, known as lachryphagy, has mostly been observed in the tropics, so scientists were somewhat surprised to find ...
Moths sometimes drink the tears of other animals, but the behavior has mostly been observed in the tropics. New photographs ...
Winter is a great time for stargazing. Long dark nights are perfect for spying constellations, planets and even the odd satellite. But you can also find a satellite much closer to home. This one’s ...
Dr. Jim Fredericks, board-certified entomologist and senior vice president of public affairs at the National Pest Management ...
Predators in the forest understory are learning a strange new lesson: sometimes that ominous hiss in the leaf litter is not a ...
The less glamorous relatives of butterflies have been known to use their long proboscis to sip the tears of everything from ...
The Bogong moths of Australia aren't much to look at, says Andrea Adden, a neurobiologist at the Francis Crick Institute. "They're small brown moths with arrow-like markings on the wings. They're ...
There have so far been no actual news reports about Kansas City being terrorized by a giant moth. Guinness World Records lists the largest species of this insect as the Atlas moth, which is native to ...