Moths in the Cryptoses genus from South America spend their lives in the thick fur of sloths. Females wait until the sloth descends the tree to defecate, and then lay their eggs in the fresh droppings ...

The sloth’s hair is a living, breathing home to many different organisms, from microbes, insects to fungi and algae. Even the entire lifecycle of some moth species, including Cryptoses Choloepi Dyar, ...