Silk moths blow away every belief you’ve ever had that all moths are small and dull. These large vibrant moths can have ...

Be among the first to re-embrace this classic upholstery fabric, and bring some extra elegance, luxury, texture, and depth to ...

Pharmaceutical giant Kowa Co. said it has created an exceptionally durable and environmentally friendly new textile from the gossamer silk of bagworm moth larvae. In its Nov. 20 announcement ...

This adult luna moth has a very penetrating gaze. These moths are quite large, and their caterpillars produce silk shortly before the pupa stage of their development. Get a closer view of the image ...

Robotic engineering continues to evolve swiftly, yet developing a robot that can detect and pursue odors has proved difficult ...

Silk permeates art museums and the fashion industry. It has held our fascination and inspired our greed for so long that our ...

MOSCOW, December 14. /TASS/. Researchers from the Siberian Federal University, the Krasnoyarsk Research Center from the RAS Siberian Branch, and the Center of Forest Protection of the Krasnoyarsk ...

According to recent reports, the number of fabric-destroying moths - whose larvae (tiny caterpillars) feed on protein in animal-based fabrics such as wool, fur, velvet and silk before they become ...

Shunsuke SHIGAKI, an assistant professor at Osaka University, seeks to address the problem by analyzing the scent-detection abilities of silk moths. To understand how airflow or sight affect their ...