There aren’t many better examples of two species embroiled in an intense struggle for survival than bats and moths. These two animals are the archetype of an evolutionary arms race, with each trying ...

For many nocturnal moths, hearing sound waves is a matter of survival in the night sky. Their ability to detect ultrasonic calls emitted by bats determines whether they escape or become prey. This ...

Wingtips of certain species of silkmoth are structured to reflect sound and throw off attackers, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Bristol have discovered that the tips of ...

The theory that the Luna moth can avoid being eaten by bats by using its tail in a distracting manner was first formulated 112 years-ago. However, it is only now that scientists have been able to ...

For many nocturnal moths, hearing sound waves is a matter of survival in night sky. Their ability to detect ultrasonic calls emitted by bats determines whether they escape or become prey. This ...

Sept. 9 (UPI) --The uniquely shaped wingtips of some silk moths reflect sound waves, helping the insects avoid the jaws of hungry bats. Bats are nocturnal hunters, and though they can see pretty well ...

A funny-looking moth has more in common with fighter jets than most of us would ever have guessed: The luna moth’s long, fluttering tail acts like radar-distracting chaff for bats’ echolocation ...

In dark skies around the world there unfolds a nightly battle between bats and the nocturnal insects upon which they feast. You’d have thought bats, equipped as they are with echolocation, in which ...

Scientists recently discovered that Luna moths use their long tails as decoys to throw bats off their trail. But their tails also make Luna moths might also make them stand out to potential mates and ...

It has been known for over 50 years that moths can hear the ultrasonic hunting calls of their nocturnal predator, the bat. Moth ears are among the simplest in the insect world—they have only two or ...

June 9 (UPI) --The battle between predators and prey inspires all kinds of evolutionary adaptations. Prey do what they can to avoid being eaten, while predators evolve new techniques for spotting and ...

Wingtips of certain species of silkmoth are structured to reflect sound and throw off attackers, according to a new study. Wingtips of certain species of silkmoth are structured to reflect sound and ...