AUSTIN (KXAN) — An invasive insect with a wingspan of only an inch or so has the potential to wreak havoc on Texas’ native prickly pear cacti. Researchers with the University of Texas at Austin say ...

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Every night as the sun sets across Central Texas, an estimated 100 million bats take flight. Sound scary? Perhaps to anyone but area farmers. These nocturnal mammals aren't seeking anyone's jugular.

Another invasive species is popping up in the Lone Star State, and Texas Parks and Wildlife officials warn it could decimate the prickly pear cacti population if left unchecked. The department is ...

Moths are an indicator species, which means their numbers help determine the health of an ecosystem – and they've been around for more than 190 million years! According to Texas State Parks, that's ...

On a steamy June evening, Curtis Eckerman embarks on a mothing expedition in the Bauerle Ranch greenbelt, in far South Austin. Towing a wagon full of supplies, he follows a narrow trail that leads ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The prickly pear cactus is a landscape staple here in Texas, officially declared the state plant back in the 1990s. It’s a charismatic part of the Southwest terrain and serves as home ...

"Butterflies of the night" is what Texas naturalist John Tveten called moths, and I've never heard a better description. Unfortunately, most people pay scant attention to moths as they flit around ...

The face of Jesus Christ has been spotted in a Texas moth. Yvonne Esquilin, of Georgetown, sent a picture of the unusual moth to local television station KXAN last week after noticing the unusual ...

Roberta Sage of Brookshire emailed me a photo of a large, dark-colored moth she found sitting on the overhang of her porch one evening. "When I first caught a glimpse of that beautiful, big creature, ...

"Butterflies of the night" is what the late, great Texas naturalist John Tveten called moths, and I've never heard a better description. Unfortunately, most people pay scant attention to moths as they ...