Rohini Subrahmanyam

Rohini Subrahmanyam

Live Science Contributor

Rohini Subrahmanyam is a scientist-turned science writer with a PhD in Biology and postdoctoral experience in Developmental Biology. She mostly likes writing about interesting creatures on our planet, ranging from zombie flies and regenerating worms, to intelligent octopuses and mysterious comb jellies. 

Articles by: Rohini Subrahmanyam

A Hummingbird hawkmoth captured midflight feeding on a purple flower with its long proboscis.

Hummingbird hawk-moth: The bird-like insect with a giant sucking mouthpart

By Rohini Subrahmanyam published

Just as humans rely on their eyes to make precise movements with their hands, hummingbird hawk-moths use continuous visual feedback to precisely position their proboscis in the center of flowers.