Tag: moths

Australian moths use the stars as a compass on 1000-km migrations

Bogong moths migrate to cool caves in the summerDr. Ajay Narendra/Macquarie University, Australia An intriguing discovery has been

How luna moths grow extravagant wings

Biologists have discovered a fascinating link between the ribbony “tails” streaming from big, green luna moths’ hind wings

The ‘disco’ gene could help moths tell time

The researchers hypothesize that the disco gene in moths may play a crucial role in regulating the timing