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) ...

It's not a butterfly — it's a moth! Learn how to identify the promethea silk moth, a beautifully patterned backyard visitor.

Washing cashmere properly requires a sink or basin large enough to fully submerge the ... in our guide to hand-washing cashmere. Silk (if it’s high-quality or lightly colored) Believe it or ...

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

Spider webs combine complex principles of physics and chemistry to create one of the world's most remarkable substances. We explain how.

The African armyworm's counterpart, the Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) is a moth native to the Americas that can cause ... The name "armyworm" comes from the behaviour of large groups of ...

Some of these animals eat a lot per pound, some eat a lot in comparison to their body mass, and others consume food for extended periods. Regardless, all the animals on this list are hungry and have ...

In a nutshell: Researchers in Japan have merged robotic technology with the finely tuned senses of silk moths to create a bio-hybrid drone. By harnessing nature's expertly evolved ability to track ...

These large defoliation events from spongy moths can harm and even kill trees ... this process that's called ‘ballooning’ where they will send up a line of silk and they're so tiny that a strong gust ...

From these eggs will hatch tiny silkworms, caterpillars of the domesticated silk moth Bombyx mori, which will then set to chomping down on mulberry leaves and preparing themselves for the demanding ...