Silk moths blow away every belief you’ve ever had that all moths are small and dull. These large vibrant moths can have ...

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 ...

The males have large leg segments that house glands that ... Ermine moth caterpillars also known as silk moths are capable of producing silk. They create silk webs that can cover entire trees ...

The caterpillar, along with most others in the Saturniidae family, spins a silk cocoon. This is where it then spends ... you could probably pass by a live moth, even a large one, 10 times without ...

As they grow, caterpillars produce large amounts of silk webbing and faeces, both of which can contaminate food.' Professor ...

The researchers changed course to study the impact of the spongy moth on the native polyphemus silk moth, which feeds in mid- to late summer, after the spongy moth. They found that the defoliation ...

Although it’s not widely known amongst local residents that one of the leading 19th-century silk thread manufacturers in the world was located in Northampton, a close look at Northampton’s city seal ...

One summer, I found a large moth concealed in the folds of clothes left hanging to dry overnight on the clothesline in our back garden. Mottled brown with yellow and orange markings, it was an ...

Cool' white lights -- such as those in modern car headlights -- endanger moths by causing them to fly erratically, new research shows.

By Zach Hagadone Reader Staff While the detection of spongy moth in Sandpoint recently raised concerns for some, a specialist with the Idaho Department of Lands told the Sandpoint City Council at its ...

Right in the middle is the silk princess herself, with her large and prominent headdress ... worms of the silk moth, and the silk cocoons that they produce, and mulberry seeds - because mulberry ...