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Super Senses Moth
Photograph by Breck P. Kent / Animals Animals
Discover animals whose powers to feel, see, hear, smell, and taste will amaze you.

“Love” is in the air, but nowhere in sight. A male luna moth (shown here greatly magnified) can detect a female moth’s special mating odor from as far away as five miles (eight kilometers), helping him find her. Antennae on the moth’s head work like an amazingly sensitive nose.

Read on to find out about other animals’ superior senses.



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