An international research team set out to test whether diurnal moths—less threatened by echolocating bats—would have reduced tympanal organs. These specialized hearing organs allow moths to detect the ...

When you think of moths, do you see holes in your clothes, pests in the pantry, or pesky insects drawn to night lights spoiling your social BBQ? Or worse, do you have an irrational fear of moths?

Scientists have made a surprising discovery: day-active moths have larger hearing organs than their nocturnal relatives, despite facing less threat from echolocating bats. The international research ...