PORTLAND, ORE. — A great flower shape for a moth trying to get a drink in the dark turns out to be awful from the plant’s point of view. Offering hawk moths (Manduca sexta) a range of 3-D printed ...

Nature is full of scary and intimidating creatures that can send shivers down your spine at first glance. One such creature ...

A five-spotted hawk moth squirming its way out of its hard cocoon casing has gone viral on Reddit. The video of the fully-formed moth escaping from its cocoon has amassed over 49,000 upvotes. Posted ...

Hawk moths are known for being some of the largest night fliers in the insect world. With wingspans of more than four inches, many species are big enough to comfortably fill the palm of your hand.

What initially appears to be a confusing video of a moth-hummingbird hybrid creature is actually a perfect excuse for us to explain an intriguing evolutionary phenomenon. The creature is the ...

Just as humans rely on their eyes to make precise movements with their hands, hummingbird hawk-moths use continuous visual feedback to precisely position their proboscis in the center of flowers. When ...