A chrysalis needs to be perfect when a caterpillar or silkworm prepares to transform from pupae to winged adults. Since the insect can’t emerge until it has completely matured, any overlooked ...

I talked about your question with my friend Allan Felsot. He’s an insect scientist at Washington State University. He told me cocoons are mostly silk. But they’re usually made by moths. A butterfly ...

Sarah Friedl, 6, and her brother Pucci, 3, get a up close look at silk worms during a Nocturnal moth watching event at the Texas Discovery Gardens in Dallas, Tuesday, July 24, 2013. Sarah Friedl, 6, ...

“Young female new to town seeks a high-flying guy for a good time. If interested — and I know you are — just follow the perfume trail to me, la femelle du papillon de la nuit.” This is a female moth, ...

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