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: any of various usually nocturnal lepidopteran insects with antennae that are often feathery, with a stouter body, duller coloring, and proportionately smaller wings than the butterflies, and with larvae that are plant-eating caterpillars
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Mothballs could slightly help combat spiders by killing their food source (moths).
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Kate Van Pelt, The Spruce, 29 Dec. 2025
Transfer these foods to storage containers with tightly-fitting lids to keep out pantry moths, roaches, ants, and other critters.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025
Until now, though, moths have not been known to drink the tears of North American moose.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 25 Dec. 2025
Now, for the first time, researchers have documented moths drinking the tears of a moose—just the second time the behavior has been documented outside of the tropics.
—Gennaro Tomma, Scientific American, 12 Dec. 2025
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Kate Van Pelt, The Spruce, 29 Dec. 2025
Transfer these foods to storage containers with tightly-fitting lids to keep out pantry moths, roaches, ants, and other critters.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025
Until now, though, moths have not been known to drink the tears of North American moose.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 25 Dec. 2025
Now, for the first time, researchers have documented moths drinking the tears of a moose—just the second time the behavior has been documented outside of the tropics.
—Gennaro Tomma, Scientific American, 12 Dec. 2025
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“Moth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/moth. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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