currently Atlas Moth Autumn over here! 🍁 showing off this stunning pair and their amazing behaviour. the movement of their wings also doubles as a threat display - vibrations mimic snake behaviour and the slow movement can be hypnotic to predators. ✨ also I got so excited saying "eggs" that it made me laugh 😭 leave it out - #moths #naturefacts #amazinganimals #insects #entomology #lepidoptera #naturalhistory | Stoned Affection

This is a male Atlas moth. They can have a wingspan of a foot (wingtip to wingtip). The females will emerge from their cocoon and attract a mate using pheromones. Males will track down a waiting female using their feather-like antenna as amazing and selective radar. They will mate and the female will then fly off to lay over 100 eggs on various trees in tropical Asia, where it is from. When at rest, the elongated wingtips would stick out from foliage and give the appearance of a snake. In case t