Silk moths use their feather-like antennae to sense odors in the air. If even just a few molecules of a mating chemical pass through the sensitive sensilla on their antennae, silk moths can pick ...

Butterflies have smooth, silky antennae. Colors ... which is spun from soft silk. Whether you’re a moth or a butterfly, both ...

This section of a geometer moth antenna is obviously not a true nose, as we think of that organ, but these moths do use their antennae to detect odorants and other chemicals in the air. Their antennae ...

This adult luna moth has a very penetrating gaze. These moths are quite large, and their caterpillars produce silk shortly before the pupa stage of their development. Get a closer view of the image ...

Shunsuke SHIGAKI, an assistant professor at Osaka University, seeks to address the problem by analyzing the scent-detection abilities of silk moths. To understand how airflow or sight affect their ...