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Insect Bracket

Vote for your favourite insect - the strongest survives!

Round 2 · Match 5
Death's-head Hawkmoth

Death's-head Hawkmoth

Acherontia atropos

Weight

7.5 g

Length

65 mm

Habitat

Agricultural fields and forest margins

Region

Europe & Africa

🔬 Death's-head hawkmoths squeak when disturbed and sneak into beehives to steal honey — they mimic the chemical signature of bees so precisely they are ignored.
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Honey Bee

Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Weight

100 mg

Length

15 mm

Habitat

Meadows, gardens, orchards and farmland

Region

Worldwide

🔬 A single honey bee produces only 1/12 teaspoon of honey in its lifetime, but a colony visits up to 2 million flowers and flies 90,000 km to make just 1 kg of honey.