Eastern moles spend so much of their lives underground that their pinhead-sized eyes are covered by a thin layer of skin. But darkness isn't the only challenge of tunnel life, where the low oxygen ...

'Super hemoglobin' allows moles to thrive underground. Researchers have made the first identification of an adaptation in the blood of Eastern moles which allows more efficient transport of carbon ...

Scientists have identified two types of mole which they believe have been living undiscovered in the mountains of eastern Turkey. The new mole, named Talpa hakkariensis and Talpa davidiana tatvanensis ...

The eastern mole (Scalopus aquaticus) is the most common and abundant mole in Kentucky. Moles are found in lawns, pastures, meadows, and woodlands. The mole belongs to the order of mammals called ...

Of moles, one thing is certain: They are back. Several types of moles inhabit the United States, but two really drive gardeners crazy with their burrowing and tunneling across lawns, around building ...

Hosts: Moles are beneficial because they eat mole crickets; beetle larvae (white grubs, wire worms, etc.); ants and ant brood; moth larvae and pupae (cutworms and armyworms); slugs; and earthworms.

I live in an area that is rural, transitioning into suburban. In many areas of the state, developers are building more and more new subdivisions in areas that were once wooded or open fields. People ...

It’s easy to have low expectations for these creatures. My own experience with moles is limited to the sight of their carcasses at my doorstep, laid there by our triumphant and generous cat. Stretched ...

There's a good reason why ears and eyes come in pairs. Receiving stimuli from two points of input is necessary to pinpoint the location of objects. Most animals, including people, can hear and see in ...

It doesn't take a crack detective to know that moles are at work -- the evidence is underfoot. Moles are the critters responsible for those long, raised runways in the lawn, the ones your shoes sink ...

There's a good reason why ears and eyes come in pairs. Receiving stimuli from two points of input is necessary to pinpoint the location of objects. Most animals, including people, can hear and see in ...