The Ophiocordyceps sinensis – colloquially called caterpillar fungus or “Himalayan gold” – it can fetch astronomical prices ...

For example, the bentwing ghost moth from Australia measures a huge 25 centimetres in wingspan, but is still technically a micro. The current record holder is the Stigmella maya, and the forewing ...

As we enter deepest January, Adam Gopnik reflects on light and dark - from the natural world of the ghost moth to modern American politics. Show more In deepest, darkest January, Adam Gopnik muses ...

attempting to get the first-ever picture of a giant sphinx moth drinking nectar from a ghost orchid. The ghost orchid is found only in the USA's Everglades and in Cuba. This leafless epiphyte, which ...

Ophiocordyceps sinensis fungus is a parasite that targets the caterpillar that is the larva of the ghost moth. The process begins in late summer to early fall, when fungal spores infect the ...