A serendipitous find in the National Museum of Natural History’s collections yielded just the second known specimen of a ...

They are the smallest animals.But they are essential to the health of our planet.We find them under the soil, hidden in plant ...

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 ...

Miguel Baixauli via Unsplash In the middle of the 20th century, researchers studying insects along the southern coast of India collected a never-before-seen species of moth. The year was 1951, and ...

North America’s Promethea moth ( Callosamia promethea) has a link to Greek mythology, too: Prometheus was the Titan who stole ...

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) has announced an expansion of the quarantine zone for the Box Tree Moth (BTM), an invasive species threatening Ohio’s horticulture. Effective ...

PLATTEVILLE, Wis. — State officials will visit Platteville this week to present plans to control the spread of an invasive moth species in western Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, ...

There’s the Atlas moth, of course, but ... some female members of this species have a wingspan of around 23 centimeters (9 inches) and can weigh up to 30 grams (1.1 ounces).

A squat lobster discovered near Easter Island, one of the many newly identified species by the Ocean Census Gallardo / The Nippon Foundation-Nekton Ocean Census Scientists have identified 866 new ...