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  2. Death's-head hawkmoth - Wikipedia

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    The African death's-head hawkmoth (Acherontia atropos) is the largest moth in the British Isles (though not in Africa), with a wingspan of 12 cm (5 in); it is a powerful flier, having sometimes been found on ships far from land. The forewings are a mottled dark brown and pale brown, and the hind wings are orangey-buff with two narrow dark bands ...

  3. Taxidermy - Wikipedia

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    The word taxidermy describes the process of preserving the animal, but the word is also used to describe the end product, which are called taxidermy mounts or referred to simply as "taxidermy". [ 1 ] The word taxidermy is derived from the Ancient Greek words τάξις taxis (order, arrangement) and δέρμα derma (skin). [ 2 ]

  4. Acherontia atropos - Wikipedia

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    The African death's-head hawkmoth (Acherontia atropos) is a large hawk moth, the largest moth in the British Isles [4] and several other regions it inhabits, with a wingspan of 5 in (13 cm) (or 80–120 mm [5]); it is a powerful flier, having sometimes been found on ships far from land. The forewings are a mottled dark brown and pale brown, and ...

  5. Acherontia styx - Wikipedia

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    Acherontia styx, the lesser death's head hawkmoth or bee robber, is a sphingid moth found in Asia, one of the three species of death's-head hawkmoth. It is very fond of honey, and bee keepers have reported finding dead moths in their hives as a result of bee stings. They can mimic the scent of bees so that they can enter a hive unharmed to get ...

  6. Polly Morgan (taxidermist) - Wikipedia

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    Polly Morgan was born in Banbury, Oxfordshire England in 1980, [5] and grew up in the Cotswolds on her family farm, and mentions a lack of squeamishness about death as well as being comfortable with the practice of dealing with the corpses of animals. [6]

  7. Acherontia lachesis - Wikipedia

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    Acherontia lachesis, the greater death's head hawkmoth or bee robber, is a large (up to 13 cm wingspan) [1] sphingid moth found in India, Sri Lanka and much of the East Asian region. It is one of the three species of death's-head hawkmoth genus, Acherontia. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1798.

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    When back injury ended his firefighting career in 1979, he then picked up a hobby that he would later turn into a successful business: taxidermy. “He was a taxidermist and was known all around ...

  9. Category:Taxidermy - Wikipedia

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    Taxidermy art and science; Torrington Gopher Hole Museum This page was last edited on 16 July 2016, at 17:33 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...

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