Creepy Photos Reveal A Different Side History
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Check out this close up view of African death's head hawkmoth. The most widely known of the three species of its kind, the Acherontia species are notorious for that skull-shaped pattern you can vaguely see on the thorax. It has numerous unusual features: It emits a loud squeaking sound from its proboscis if it's irritated. It usually flashing its brightly marked abdomen at its predators.
It's fond of raiding beehives for honey at night and it's far pickier than other species of Acherontia, it only attacks colonies of the well-known Western honey bee, Apis mellifera. If it's attacked by guard bees, its thick cuticle and resistance to venom will allow it to enter the hive. Once it's inside, it mimics the scent of the bees and blends in.
