The Spokesman-Review

Ask Dr. Universe: Butterflies and moths may change in similar ways, but the vehicle is different

I talked about your question with my friend Allan Felsot. He’s an insect scientist at Washington State University. He told me cocoons are mostly silk. But they’re usually made by moths. A butterfly ...
Galion Inquirer

Winter hike to focus on cocoons

Come out and join the Crawford Park Astronomy Club to view the targets for winter, such as Saturn, the Andromeda Galaxy, M15, the Ring Nebula, the Crab Nebula, and so much more. If the weather and sky ...
IFLScience

These Ill-Fated Bees Were Mummified Inside Their Cocoons 3,000 Years Ago

Maddy has a degree in biochemistry from the University of York and specializes in reporting on health, medicine, and genetics. Maddy has a degree in biochemistry from the University of York and ...
The New York Times

These Bees Have Been Mummified in Their Cocoons for 3,000 Years

Insects rarely survive in fossilized form, but a strange series of events somehow killed and preserved these brooding bees for millenniums. By Sarah Derouin A research team was combing the coastline ...