🦋 It’s not just hovering – it’s actually feeding! The striped hawk-moth has a remarkable, tongue-like structure called a proboscis. This long, flexible tube allows the moth to sip nectar while still in flight, hovering like a hawk - no need to land! Its proboscis can reach deep into tubular flowers that most other insects simply can’t access. As it feeds, the moth becomes dusted with pollen, which it carries to other flowers – making it an important pollinator for these specialised plants. This

Does that taste good? 😂 deaths head hawk moth caterpillars 🐛 | Jumping spider & Moth life

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When the elephant hawk-moth caterpillar feels threatened, its turns itself over to reveal its belly and its body swells up to the shape of a pit viper's head, completely transforming itself into a menacing predator 🐍 | Royal Institution of Great Britain