Tap — gently — the plump rear of a young Nessus sphinx hawk moth, and you may hear the closest sound yet discovered to a caterpillar voice. Caterpillars don’t breathe through their mouths. Yet a ...
These rodents build towns, help the environment, and even talk about us. Laura Moss is a journalist with more than 15 years of experience writing about science, nature, culture, and the environment.