Atlas moths live only 1 week in their winged form. Rare specimens command close to $1,000, mainly due to their beauty. Lacking functional mouthparts, adult Atlas moths rely entirely on energy reserves ...

Mothra is real, and she is Australian. Construction workers at an Australian primary school (i.e. elementary school) found a huge bug this week, and have been proudly showing it off as per primary ...

For many avid outdoorsmen currently spending a lot more time at home, enjoying wildlife photography online may be their only outlet with mother nature these days. Some extraordinary footage from ...

An Australian worker realized every entomophobe’s worst nightmare after encountering a moth so huge that it struggled to fly. The Mount Cotton State School in Queensland, where Mothra was discovered, ...

The giant African death's-head hawkmoth has a distinctive skull-like marking.

With wings that look hand-painted in black and white, the giant leopard moth pulls off a remarkable trick that fools predators into leaving it alone, and the secret hides right beneath its surface.

You know that old saying in journalism: Write about giant, weird bugs once, and your inbox forevermore will brim with photos of giant, weird bugs. It’s been two weeks since we covered the appearance ...

The only guarantee in life is death. It comes for us all, one way or another, but some creatures seem to get the cruelest end of the stick. Atlas moths have some of the most stunningly decorated wings ...