Tap — gently — the plump rear of a young Nessus sphinx hawk moth, and you may hear the closest sound yet discovered to a caterpillar voice. Caterpillars don’t breathe through their mouths. Yet a ...

For decades scientists have thought that the giant sphinx moth was the only pollinator for the treasured ghost orchid, an Everglades air plant so in demand that it was almost harvested into extinction ...

There I was, bringing groceries into the house when I spotted it. It was big. It was black. It was fuzzy or spiky (take your pick, I wasn't going to touch it). And it was heading toward the front door ...