On rare occasions, it is true, a lone butterfly may flap vaguely through the backdrop of some domestic drama set by Thea Astley in the damp Queensland rainforest, or close inspection of a drawing by ...

No, it’s not just you attracting these pesky insects, which I like to call the butterfly’s far less chic, but edgier younger cousin. It turns out, every spring, these critters surge across the city, ...

Native to Southeast Asia, Atlas moths have wingspans reaching 30 centimetres, making them among the largest moths alive. Found in Papua New Guinea, Hercules moths possess massive wingspans up to 27 ...

In the disappearing grasslands of Australia, five new species were discovered, some of which are already endangered. Elaine Alex via Unsplash Bats, raccoons and moths are just some of the creatures of ...

Hercules is introduced in the DC Universe not as a hero, but as an adversary of Wonder Woman. As in the myth, one of Hercules’ Twelve Labors is to acquire the girdle of the Amazon’s queen, who is ...

Take a stroll through a garden or restored patch of native plants, and you might catch a creature zipping skillfully among the blooms much like a tiny-but-fierce hummingbird on the hunt for nectar.

The Bohart Museum of Entomology will host its annual Moth Night on Saturday, July 12, from 7 to 11 p.m. at its facility in Room 1124 of the Academic Surge Building, 455 Crocker Lane, UC Davis, and on ...

Along the southern edge of the United States sits the state of Alabama. While it may be home to over five million people, much of the state is covered by forests (67% of the state’s total area, to be ...

The further south you go, the bigger the bugs. Heat has a dramatic effect on the growth rate of some species, and North Carolina is home to some of the largest insects in America. From beetles to ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. They are vital pollinators who come out at night, but now moths have emerged into the ...