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Elephant Hawk-moth


Elephant Hawk-moth

Found this fellow lurking by the back door!



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It doesn't look real !

3 Sep, 2011

 

I find these so creepy

3 Sep, 2011

 

It looks really scary!!

3 Sep, 2011

 

It could double up as a draught excluder ... it looks huge ... optical illusion (I hope!) . . . . .

3 Sep, 2011

 

Great Photo..I think she is beautiful, Betty Boo eyes !

3 Sep, 2011

 

Ish.

3 Sep, 2011

 

lovelyyyyyyy

3 Sep, 2011

bjs
Bjs
 

Better get him back to his privet bush,he will need his dinner

3 Sep, 2011

 

Amazing! I agree with Cinderella...it looks like a cartoon!!

4 Sep, 2011

 

Incredible looking creature!

4 Sep, 2011

 

Amazing critters! The 'Eyes' are on the backside as a deterrant from surprise attack!

4 Sep, 2011

 

I was wondering which end is which, J...!

5 Sep, 2011

 

Wonderful how evolution works, with all those defence tricks. I bet those 'eyes' have kept them off the blackbirds' menu a few times!

6 Sep, 2011

 

I thought the same as Shirley Tulip..thought it was a fancy draft excluder or something like.

14 Sep, 2011

 

I thought the same as Karen lol

14 Sep, 2011

 

i thort it was a chides toy eeeekkkkkkkkk

15 Sep, 2011

 

I saw one of these years ago...they really are massive. I think the 'face' looks cute:-)

16 Sep, 2011

 

Yes, I agree with BA...wonderful...looks like it's made of suede.

25 Oct, 2011

 

Looks like I feel sometimes Ks:-)

26 Oct, 2011

 

wow, how big was it?

9 Feb, 2012



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