Butterflies are known for being pollinators, which means naturally they eat a lot of nectar. But their diets can vary based ...

Even if you don’t care about the eye-catching aesthetics of butterflies, they are essential for gardens. Attracted to bright ...

Despite their resemblance to butterflies, which delight gardeners and casual observers alike, moths are often unwanted guests ...

These are just a few words to describe today's Wednesday's Child, Serenity. She has been in foster care almost five years and ...

Hummingbirds - These small birds are well-known for their ability to hover in front of flowers and consume nectar using their long, specialised bills. Bats - Certain species of bats, particularly ...

To feed on pollen, Heliconius butterflies need to have efficient routes of feeding, as pollen plants are quite rare. Project supervisor and co-author, Dr. Stephen Montgomery said, "Rather than ...

Butterfly World, the largest butterfly house on Earth and the first of its kind in the United States, has been in business since 1986 and is home to more than 20,000 live butterflies. The 3-acre ...

Shereece Mitchell-Sanchez has been working tirelessly since 2021 to help feed people living and working in the Pine Hills community. “So on a weekly basis, we could do in our like, 300 and up ...

The official state butterfly since 2000, monarch butterflies are facing a major ecological threat, according to experts. Local, Western populations of monarchs have declined by around 30% compared to ...

Research shows that over the past 40 years, butterflies traditionally found in England and Wales – for example: orange-tip ...

The study, published today in Current Biology, investigates the neural foundations of behavioural innovation in Heliconius butterflies, the only genus known to feed on both nectar and pollen.