#moths

#moths

When animals cry, moths start licking their chops. The less glamorous relatives of butterflies have been known to use their long proboscis to sip the tears of everything from birds to reptiles to even domestic animals. But the behavior, known as lachryphagy, has been mostly observed in the tropics. Now, for the first time, researchers have documented moths drinking the tears of a moosejust the second time the behavior has been documented outside of the tropics. (The other was observed with a horse in Arkansas.)

The research found that urban landscapes support 43% fewer pollinator species, with significant declines evident deeper in city areas.

I really wanted to make something that was partly created by the insects themselves. That was really important to me.