Debra Stephenson

My favourite memory was the first time my mum bought me a bubble blower. I must have been the happiest girl in the world that day. I was all over those bubbles like a moth to a flame.

English Actress

Laurel Clark

There was a moth in there, and it still had its wings crumpled up, and it was just starting to pump its wings up. Life continues in lots of places, and life is a magical thing.

American Astronaut

Bruce Pittman

Keep the team as small as possible. Having been on several of these mega-projects, they seem to grow magically. People are attracted to the project like moths to a flame.

American Scientist

Elizabeth McCracken

It's an amazing thing to watch a lizard fold a moth into its mouth, like a sword swallower who specialises in umbrellas.

American Author

Paula Poundstone

The problem with cats is that they get the exact same look on their face whether they see a moth or an axe-murderer.

American Comedian

Christopher Fry

Between our birth and death we may touch understanding, As a moth brushes a window with its wing.

English Playwright

Franco Harris

After 12 years, the old butterflies came back. Well, I guess at my age you call them moths.

American Athlete

Jeffrey Dean Morgan

Moths are okay. Actually, moths don't bother me near as much as, say, spiders do.

American Actor

Steven Chu

The atoms become like a moth, seeking out the region of higher laser intensity.

Helen Hunt Jackson

Bee to the blossom, moth to the flame; Each to his passion; what's in a name?

American Writer

Moths are mostly nocturnal and are attracted to lights at night, unlike most butterflies.

Nocturnal Activity

The phrase 'like a moth to a flame' refers to someone irresistibly and blindly drawn to something.

Attraction to Light

Moths are known for their silent flight, which can make their presence less noticeable.

Silent Flight

Moth damage to fabric is caused by the larvae, not the adult moths.

Larvae Not Adults

People use mothballs to prevent moth damage, especially in stored clothing.

Preventive Measures

Moth damage is recognizable by irregular holes in natural fibers like wool or silk.

Identifying Damage

In military slang, 'moth' implies outdated or repurposed aircraft or ships.

Military Slang

The term 'moth' is informal when used in a military context and less known.

Informal Use

This use of 'moth' is unique to a specific region and refers to a local sport variant.

Local Sport

Moth games are more than sports; they're a tradition that brings the community together.

Community Event

 experience a rich and varied world bursting with details, shapes, and colors. What is it, then, that separates moths from men? Moths and many other nocturnal animals see at night because their eyes are adapted to compensate for the lack of light. All eyes, whether nocturnal or not,

How do animals see in...

 they are also surprisingly comfortable with the insects in their fur sloths actually have a special relationship with a moth called the sloth mop and you can see him crawling all over her right now and these moths spend their entire life on the back of the

Zoologist spots Three...

 butterflies, moths, flies, wasps, beetles, even birds and bats, who together help pollinate many species of trees, shrubs and other flowering plants. In return, flowering plants are an abundant and diverse food source for pollinators.

How bees help plants...

 how to understand just a little differently take elephant dung for example the moisture in elephant dung is often in the driest season the sole source of water for countless species of butterflies moths and insects the

Rediscovering ourselves...

 another person going to these crazy lengths for this super tiny thing even if they think the person is crazy they'll be like whoa man that guy like cares about these moths this is a world in and of itself that

These Tiny, Stunning...

 and they do this so they can find enough food for their chicks this is the caterpillar of a winter moth and each chick will need to eat about a thousand of these in the first two weeks of its life

How Do Birds Incubate...

 She had to sleep packed in mud in order to protect herself from the cold and the mosquitoes. She was eating moths. I mean, just a harrowing story of survival. I met her recently,

It's OK to feel...

 fungi spread across the world other creatures such as wasps moths and caterpillars have also fallen prey to these parasites ants are another notable victim of these killer fungi

This Fungus Turns...

 are so rare is there even a moths in the vicinity that could pollinate this there's a reason why it hasn't been documented before that's because it's really really difficult

Rare Ghost Orchid Has...

 tricks this moth has ears tuned direct to bat frequency and lightning reactions to help it dodge attack