Some moth species have evolved long wing tails that flutter and twist as the moth flies, which distract hungry bats. Christopher Intagliata reports. If you've ever watched a moth flutter clumsily ...

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For the first time, biologists have linked the ribbony “tails” streaming from big, green luna moths’ hind wings with, of all things, a cozy climate. Those dangling wing tails rank among such evolution ...

It’s not easy being deaf in the dark—especially when your greatest enemy is a master of sound. Such is the twilight plight of the humble cabbage tree emperor moth (Bunaea alcinoe): It’s all these ...