Everyone dreads bedbugs, but other insects can also ruin your life. Like clothes moths, icky critters that I’ve just discovered have gone to town on my wool sweaters. Voracious eaters, they’ve chewed ...

If you’re in the Halloween mood and looking for a good scare, check out the Creatonotos Gangis (C. Gangis) moth — the giant insect that has gone viral for its spooky appearance. A picture and video of ...

Clearwing moths may not look all that dangerous, despite having largely see-through wings like bees and wasps. But some fly like fierce insects best left well alone. Four clearwing species from ...

Have you ever felt that a person in a portrait is watching you, their eyes following you about a room? This optical illusion is known as the Mona Lisa effect, after Leonardo da Vinci’s famously ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A group of deaf moths developed a crunchy, loud tool for warding off bats. As the insects, from ...

Incredible photos show multiple species pollinate the rare and enigmatic flower, which is good news for the endangered species. The first-ever photo showing a pawpaw sphinx moth (Dolba hyloeus) ...

Should the need arise to say “back the bleep off” in caterpillar, it’s “chirp, chirp.” When harassed, the large, plump caterpillars of the great peacock moth make a run of sounds somewhat like the ...