This giant silk moth stuns with vibrant colors feathered antennae and a fuzzy body while living only two weeks as an adult.

Clothes moths can devastate your wardrobe, destroying everything from your favorite sweater to your most delicate garments.

Clothing moths lay eggs on animal-based fabrics like wool and silk, and it's the larvae (not the adult moths) that chew holes in your garments. To prevent infestations, regularly clean and brush your ...

In daylight, the experimental silkworms appeared pink, but under ultraviolet light, they had a bright red glow. Liu et.al., 2022 In a new study, silkworms were fed nanoscale crystals called quantum ...

A mention of silk moths may conjure up images of China where, for millennia, fibers teased from cocoons of domesticated silk moths (Bombyx mori) have been used to manufacture silk, and the producers, ...