Deaths Head Hawk Moth
£60.00
Acherontia Atropos, the Deaths Head Hawk Moth. The African death's-head hawkmoth is a large hawk moth, the largest moth in the British Isles. Acherontia are capable of producing a "squeak" from the pharynx, a response triggered by external agitation. The squeak produced from this moth mimics the piping noise produced from a honey bee hive's queen, a noise in which she utilizes to signal the worker bees to stop moving. So that they can enter the hive to steal the honey.
FRAME SIZE 8" X 8" DEPTH 6CM
PRODUCTION TIME 5-7 WORKING DAYS
PLEASE NOTE ALL SPECIMENS DIFFER IN SIZE, COLOUR AND VARIATIONS