News tagged with moths
New thread in fabric of insect silks
Sep 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The aptly named silk worms long appeared to have the monopoly on insect silk production, but now scientists are revealing that the world of insect silks is highly complex.
How moths key into the scent of a flower
Mar 05, 2009 |
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Moths need just the essence of a flower's scent to identify it, according to new research from The University of Arizona in Tucson.
The global impact of climate change on biodiversity
Jan 21, 2009 |
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New research led by the University of York which retraced the steps of a 1965 survey on Mount Kinabalu in Borneo has discovered that, on average, species had moved uphill by about 67 m over the intervening years to cope with ...
Migratory moths may hitch their rides, but they're anything but drifters
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Oct 13, 2008 |
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Night-traveling migratory moths may hitch a ride on the wind, but a new study in the October 14th issue of Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, confirms that they are anything but drifters.
To survive, tiger moths are bright for birds, click for bats
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Sep 17, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- If you ate a spoiled hamburger from a fast-food restaurant, chances are you would be reminded of the experience every time you saw the chain's logo.
