TICKABOO VALLEY -- It is the iconic plant of the Mojave Desert, its name immortalized with a national park and a U2 album. But there would be no Joshua trees at all without an easily overlooked moth ...

An immense and towering thunderhead was gliding to the east, forming a stark backdrop for Crane Lake in the Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge in the Sand Hills of Nebraska. I walked up a hill, ...

Note: This story is intended to be listened to. Text associated below is simply a transcript of the audio but does include some great visuals. “My name is Kathryn Busby and I’m a wildlife biologist ...

Yucca moths are most well known for their obligate pollination mutualism with yuccas, where pollinator moths provide yuccas with pollen and, in exchange, the moth larvae feed on a subset of the ...

There is a very special relationship between the yucca tree and a tiny silver and white insect called the pronuba moth, also known as the yucca moth. Each different type or species of yucca has its ...

The flower of the soapweed yucca (Yucca glauca) is a simple affair. Three milky white petals enclose six stamens splayed around one fleshy green pistil. But when the sun goes down, this basic bloom ...

Whether it is flowers sprouting in the spring, cicadas mating in the blistering heat of summer, or caterpillars hatching to ...

Researcher Chris Smith and field assistant Candace Fallon introduce Yucca moths to blooms on Joshua trees in the Mojave desert during research, Apr. 07. This iconic plant of the Mojave Desert also ...