Animals Insects Butterflies anchor cocoons with silk Velcro and seat-belts A new study analyzes the complex and sturdy material’s role in metamorphosis. Andrew Paul Aug 9, 2024 3:06 PM EDT ...

Moths are amazing creatures. As part of the food web, moths and their larvae are food sources for birds, owls, bats, frogs, ...

Thanks to the fact that the Zion-Benton High School athletic teams are known as the Zee-Bees, the festival got its current name.

The butterflies school children all over the county had raised from wriggling larvae to beautiful butterflies tore themselves from their cocoons early. Kept in their mesh cages, they wouldn’t have ...

Most butterflies and moths stay inside of their chrysalis or cocoon for between five and 21 days. If they’re in really harsh places like deserts, some will stay in there for up to three years ...

Larvae-killing pesticides continue to kill moths and butterflies across the Commonwealth before they have even emerged from their cocoons.

What goes on in a cocoon as a caterpillar changes into a butterfly remains one of nature's best kept secrets. But a new study reveals one part of the process: The insects burn a tremendous amount ...