Researchers have shown that inedible species of butterfly that mimic each others’ colour patterns have also evolved similar flight behaviours to warn predators and avoid being eaten. It is well known ...

Butterflies and moths collect so much static electricity whilst in flight, that pollen grains from flowers can be pulled by static electricity across air gaps of several millimeters or centimeters.

As fall settles across the Northwest, the crisp air isn’t just a signal for changing leaves, it’s also nature’s cue for monarch butterflies to begin their long journey south. Each year, these four ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Thousands of bright, colorful butterflies are fluttering inside the tropical conservatory at Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park for the annual Fred & Dorothy Fichter ...

They carefully showed how each butterfly gets a tiny tag that can track the flight of the butterfly and then children were allowed to release them, one at a time. Monarchs, for instance, can be ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. A new exhibit is creating a platform to ...

CHICAGO (CBS) — For weeks, artists have worked hard inside studio spaces in Chicago's Austin neighborhood. They all started with the same blank canvas: A giant butterfly sculpture. It's a citywide ...

One day, I found myself in a dream. I still can’t believe I spent several days surrounded by hundreds of thousands of these beautiful creatures in Mexico. This incredible butterfly is called the ...

Thousands of handcrafted butterflies "took flight" on Easter Sunday as part of a new art installation in York County. Bethlehem Life Church's Altar and Flower Guild sponsored the creation of the ...

As July sunlight pokes through the trees, a butterfly egg rests gently in Wojciech Poreba’s palm as he sifts through milkweed leaves at Hamlet Park in Cottage Grove. At age 25, Poreba has four years ...