The name “puss caterpillar” comes from their thick, fluffy coat that resembles the fur of ... a “rusty-red crest” along the midline of their backs. The southern flannel moth is common ...

Its skin and fur create a habitat filled with fungi, beetles, moths, and sandflies. But it’s the algae that may be the most important organism growing on a sloth. While hosting ecosystems on ...

I postulated that moths may locate their mates, chemical releasers (scents), and host plants by means of infra-red frequency detection and that the night-adapted eye of nocturnal moths shifts ...

But experts have warned that this can provide the perfect habitat for moths to invade your home and ... wingless juveniles – that eat up your fur, silk, wool, tweed, sheepskin and even feathers.