It’s not easy being deaf in the dark—especially when your greatest enemy is a master of sound. Such is the twilight plight of the humble cabbage tree emperor moth (Bunaea alcinoe): It’s all these ...
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Not every archaeological discovery is made by opening the tomb of a long dead king. Indeed, some important finds seem inconsequential at first. Such as ostrich feathers stained with ochre, a leather ...
The cabbage tree emperor moth (Bunaea alcinoe) would be an ideal meal for bats. The palm-sized insect is large, nontoxic, and deaf, so it cannot hear an approaching predator. But the moth is not ...