Looking like an Elephant's trunk, Elephant Hawk-moth caterpillars are large with eye-spots to deter predators. #MothsMatter Feeding on Rosebay Willowherb and fuchsias, they can be found right now across the UK and Ireland. butrfli.es/Elephant_Hawk Video thanks to Hugo Nissen | Butterfly Conservation
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Looking like an Elephant's trunk, Elephant Hawk-moth caterpillars are large with eye-spots to deter predators. #MothsMatter Feeding on Rosebay Willowherb and fuchsias, they can be found right now across the UK and Ireland. butrfli.es/Elephant_Hawk Video thanks to Hugo Nissen | Butterfly Conservation
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An Elephant Hawk-moth larva (Deilephila elpenor) sits on thin branches. Species gets its name from caterpillar, which is thought to resemble an elephant's trunk. View macro insect in wild
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An Elephant Hawk-moth larva (Deilephila elpenor) sits on thin branches. Species gets its name from caterpillar, which is thought to resemble an elephant's trunk. View macro insect in wild
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Our West Berkshire Land Manager Roger captured this excellent video of an elephant hawk moth caterpillar which he found in his garden. You can see it extending its neck like an elephant's trunk in exactly the way that gives this species its name. Roger says: "The caterpillars feed on willowherb species and also enchanter's nightshade - plants that most gardeners would consider weeds, but in our garden they are given space and the moths obviously find it as I see them every year." A few more tips
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Our West Berkshire Land Manager Roger captured this excellent video of an elephant hawk moth caterpillar which he found in his garden. You can see it extending its neck like an elephant's trunk in exactly the way that gives this species its name. Roger says: "The caterpillars feed on willowherb species and also enchanter's nightshade - plants that most gardeners would consider weeds, but in our garden they are given space and the moths obviously find it as I see them every year." A few more tips
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You never know what could be hiding in your garden... like this Elephant Hawk-moth pupa! Please do share your photos and videos with us, so we can see how you're joining us to #DoNothingForNature this winter ❄️ | Butterfly Conservation
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You never know what could be hiding in your garden... like this Elephant Hawk-moth pupa! Please do share your photos and videos with us, so we can see how you're joining us to #DoNothingForNature this winter ❄️ | Butterfly Conservation
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Late summer is the best time to discover one of the UK’s chunkiest caterpillars, the Elephant Hawk-moth. Did you know that when threatened an Elephant Hawk-moth caterpillar mimics a snake to scare of potential predators? https://sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/news/the-elephant-in-the-room | Sussex Wildlife Trust
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Late summer is the best time to discover one of the UK’s chunkiest caterpillars, the Elephant Hawk-moth. Did you know that when threatened an Elephant Hawk-moth caterpillar mimics a snake to scare of potential predators? https://sussexwildlifetrust.org.uk/news/the-elephant-in-the-room | Sussex Wildlife Trust
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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
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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
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The Elephant hawk moth released last night you can see from the super slow motion video Moths heat up their flight muscles by vibrating their wings. Safe journey little buddy | The Mouse family that live by the brambles
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The Elephant hawk moth released last night you can see from the super slow motion video Moths heat up their flight muscles by vibrating their wings. Safe journey little buddy | The Mouse family that live by the brambles
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Watering time for the breeding tent of elephant hawk moths. There are four in here, all of which I purchased from a collector last summer as oleander pupa. A wonderful case of mistaken identity! They've been breeding already, there are lots of lovely bright green eggs scattered around on the plants. Each one is smaller than a pin head! • When the tiny caterpillars emerge they will eat their egg casing first as emergency nutrition before setting off on their journey to become the biggest caterpil
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To defend itself, the hawks moth caterpillar is able to mimic a predator. | National Geographic
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