Attacus Atlas: Biggest Moth In The World: 10 inches Wwingspan
Do you usually get creeped out by moths you see during the night? Well get a load of the world’s largest moth! A species called: Attacus atlas which has an amazing wingspan of over 25 centimeters!
The females of this amazing species are usually heavier and bigger than the males. In Hong Kong, this gigantic moth is also known as “snake’s head moth”… why you ask?
Because of its upper wing which has an extension shaped as a snake’s head.
This amazing insect only survives for one to two weeks due to the fact that it doesn’t have a fully developed mouth, to enable it to feed itself, hence, it uses up all of the fat accumulated as a larvae, and then dies of starvation. Luckily, in the short time that the biggest moth in the world lives, it manages to mate, lay eggs and assure the survival of its species.
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