It is one aspect of an evolutionary competition that has been going on for millions of years, with bats and moths developing new adaptations to outmanoeuvre each other. Kitching said: 'This ultrasonic ...

In the former study, Ilik Saccheri of the University of Liverpool, U.K., and colleagues crossed light- and dark-color moths and mapped their genetic differences. From a genetic sequence of 400,000 ...

In the peppered moth population of Great Britain there is variation in the colour of the moth’s bodies. Some moths have a light body; some have a dark, or melanic body. Body colour is an ...

these adaptations are honed by evolution. Sharks use electroreception, elephants use seismic communication, and moths use extraordinary smell to navigate and survive. Image credits: National ...

The enhanced capacity may be a key adaptation for how certain Lepidoptera ... On the other hand, night-active species, like the Polyphemus Moth, encounter fewer and less diverse plant aromas.

Addition of phenylacetaldehyde as a lure was not effective in collecting more moths and actually reduced numbers of moths captured compared to pheromone-baited traps. Nontarget Hymenoptera were also ...