221K views · 633 reactions | This giant moth hatching in a man's hand is incredible  | VT | Facebook

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

6.8K views · 348 reactions | 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 | Facebook

4.3K views · 184 reactions | This amazing, sped up clip shows the wings expanding on a freshly emerged Death's-head Hawk-moth (Acherontia atropos)!  Thanks to James O'Neill for the footage. | Butterfly Conservation | Facebook