Have you ever felt that a person in a portrait is watching you, their eyes following you about a room? This optical illusion is known as the Mona Lisa effect, after Leonardo da Vinci’s famously ...

Most people think of moths as small insects fluttering across porch lights, but some species greatly challenge that image.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- The iconic eyespots that some moths and butterflies use to ward off predators likely evolved in distinct ways, providing insights into how these insects became so diverse. A new ...

SINGAPORE, Dec. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Lepidopterans (butterflies and moths) exhibit a splendid diversity of wing colour patterns, and many species display black and white, or dark and bright, wing ...

Q. I found this moth with a sword or cross on its wings on my porch. What is it? — Teresa, Marlboro A. It does resemble a crusader's cross or sword. It is a Clymene moth. It is out and about this time ...

A beautiful gif deconstructs the wing motions of a bat, a goose, a moth, a dragonfly and a hummingbird to reveal the looping patterns therein. Michelle Starr is CNET's science editor, and she hopes to ...