Discover the Moon, Mars… and moths: Join in with next month’s Virtual Dark Skies Festival and learn why darkness is crucial to the nation’s wildlife The theme of this year’s Dark Skies Festival, which runs from February 12 to 28, is Nature At Night Experts will reveal science secrets from the North York Moors and … Read more
Invasion of the giant Asian moths! Exotic pests which lay up to 500 eggs and could be detrimental to agricultural industries are spotted in the US for the first time Washington state is preparing for an infestation of giant Asian moths Hokkaido gypsy moth was spotted for the first time in the US outside of Seattle … Read more
Real-life invisibility cloaks are worn by moths: How the insects use their furry coats to make them undetectable to bats Scientists have discovered moths’ furry coats make them almost invisible to bats Found 85 per cent of sound signals used by bats to find prey absorbed by hairs Reduced distance a bat would be able … Read more