Who Is the Best Smeller in the Insect World?

The keenest sense of smell in the insect world, and in fact in all nature, belongs to the male silkworm moth.

This valuable moth uses its two antennae mainly to locate the female and can detect her signal, or smell, up to 6.8 miles away, amazing for an insect only about 1 inch long!

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