Australia is home to many extraordinary creatures, from Antarctic emperor penguins washing ashore to thelargest great white ...

Here are two of the smallest. A domesticated animal is one that has been bred and adapted to live in close association with ...

Okay, so the giant wood moth isn’t exactly of kaiju proportions, but in insect terms, it’s still pretty hefty; some female members of this species have a wingspan of around 23 centimeters (9 inches) ...

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Whether it is flowers sprouting in the spring, cicadas mating in the blistering heat of summer, or caterpillars hatching to ...

This story appears in the June 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine. Light green, long winged, and roughly the size of a playing card, the luna moth is a striking creature. It’s a clever ...

A moth found in northern Australia and South-East Asia has an astonishing camouflage trick: it creates an optical illusion to look like a three-dimensional leaf, complete with a raised midrib ...

Social media can help scientists track animal species as they relocate in response to climate change, new research shows.

"This suggests that moths are exploiting the way predators perceive 3D shapes to improve their camouflage, which is very impressive." Dr Kelley said there were many examples of animals and insects ...

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Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Changes in moth abundance significantly affect insect-eating birds in Finland's boreal forests, with a stronger impact observed in northern regions. Early-season ...

Eyespots aren't restricted to butterflies and moths - they appear in a number of places throughout the animal kingdom. There are fish, birds, reptiles and other insects that have developed these ...