So you like big butts and you cannot lie? UA researchers have a new theory about sexual dimorphism. Daniel Stolte from the UA has some details: Take a look around in the animal world and you will find ...

A single "sexy" gene could help us combat one of the world's most destructive fruit pests. By deleting the gene that lets female moths produce their mating scent, colleagues and I created an "unsexy" ...

Samples of female spongy moths and larvae — part of a hundred year old collection at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station in New Haven. The female moths have wings but are flightless.

In most animal species, males and females show obvious differences in body size. But how can this be, given that both sexes share the same genes governing their growth? University of Arizona ...

One of nature’s most baffling phenomena has been the extraordinary power of female moths to attract mates over long distances. In one experiment, a female emperor in a gauze cage collected 127 males ...

The pests can chew through your clothes and bedding, leaving unsightly holes - but there is a simple way to deter them.

If you’re a female moth, finding the best plant to host your young may be as simple as taking a close listen. When low on water, some plants make high-pitched clicking noises, inaudible to humans.

Dorothy Flood-Granat is looking for a mate – for her female cecropia moth, that is. The Stow resident recently posted a request for a male moth on NextDoor, a social networking service for ...