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just bought some eggs for deaths head hawk moth, hopefully they`ll be here by the end of the week )grin2( )grin2( )grin2(
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Oooo they're lovely....can't wait to see them.
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The Hawk Moths are spectacular. Don't think I've seen a Death's Head, but we used to see Privet Hawk moths when I lived in a London suburb (lots of privet hedges)
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Were these the ones you had before? anyway they sound lovely, will have to look them up )t'
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Will look out for the piccies, although not a great fan of moths tbh.
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perchy wrote:Were these the ones you had before? anyway they sound lovely, will have to look them up )t'



The words from my mouth, Perchy )t'
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No they were Lunar moths weren't they...death head look like they have a skull on them...they're cool
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Out of interest, is it easy to breed the moths? Also what do you do with the adult moths?
It must be a really interesting to see them go through the various stages.
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like Manda said the ones I had before were lunar moths, the deaths head ones are well cool, they have a skull shape on their back, wing span is 3.5 - 5 inches, they squeak if they are distressed and they can raid bees nests for honey as they can make themselves smell like the bees )grin2( )grin2( )grin2(


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albertajune wrote:Out of interest, is it easy to breed the moths? Also what do you do with the adult moths?
It must be a really interesting to see them go through the various stages.



yeah hopefully I`ll be able to breed them and the adults will live in a moth cage
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Who did you get them from "Hanibal Lecther" )grin2( )grin2( )grin2(
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silverback wrote:Who did you get them from "Hanibal Lecther" )grin2( )grin2( )grin2(



sort of, it was his friend Buffalo Bill )grin2( )grin2(
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They are gorgeous Ock )t'











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I love them!!! They are so beautiful...you have to wonder how nature comes up with something like that don't you ?

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Funnily enough I'm watching a UK programme called urban secrets and they are in Brighton....this shop is just up your street I reckon Ock

http://www.eatonnott.co.uk/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; they had all sorts of skulls ...some they had carved...some stuff was a bit too much for me as an ornament but there were some calved skulls that were just stunning.
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Both the moth and Manda's link are very you Ock! Good luck with them )t'
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