"There's a fly in my soup." This statement conjures up the image of a dead fly in a bowl of soup rather than a genetically modified insect being served up with organic vegetables. However, this is not a totally unrealistic ...
Ecology
Jan 31, 2017
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As travelling in the 21st century is easier than ever, so is for species to make their way to new areas, sometimes increasing their distributional range, or even establishing whole new habitats. On the other hand, when they ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 25, 2017
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The number of mammals used in animal testing could be cut dramatically and replaced with moth larvae.Last year two University of Exeter scientists founded BioSystems Technologies Ltd, which provides moth larvae to researchers—offering ...
Ecology
Jan 23, 2017
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We're all here because of mutations. Random changes in genes are what creates variety in a species, and this is what allows it to adapt to new environments and eventually evolve into completely new species. But most random ...
Biotechnology
Jan 10, 2017
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A group of beautiful snout moths from China was revised by three scientists from the Institute of Zoology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Plants & Animals
Jan 5, 2017
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The leaf-mining pygmy moths (family Nepticulidae) and the white eyecap moths (family Opostegidae) are among the smallest moths in the world with a wingspan of just a few millimetres. Their caterpillars make characteristic ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 31, 2016
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Light at night changes animals' behaviour. A study conducted by the Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries shows that moths are attracted to street lamps within a radius of approximately 23 metres. The ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 8, 2016
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The long hindwing tails sported by many moths have long been suspected as a strategy to confound predators. The moths are active mainly at night, so they don't need a visual disguise. They need to avoid nocturnal hunters ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 15, 2016
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Wildlife-friendly farming schemes can help boost the abundance of many UK moth species, a new study by the University of Liverpool has found.
Plants & Animals
Aug 11, 2016
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Last year's dry spring, coupled with the recent stretch of dry weather, has helped to fuel the resurgence across parts of southern New England of the gypsy moth caterpillar, a furry nuisance blamed for defoliating an estimated ...
Ecology
Jul 3, 2016
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