Giant moth found in the Himalayas

We will need a big net to catch these animals. Ngegat is the world's largest, known as Attacus or Atlas was found perched in the Himalayan region.

Moth is an insect closely related to butterflies. Giant moth was discovered by a photographer named Sandesh Kadur, while he was driving on winding roads in the eastern Himalayas. When found, according to Kadur, moth seemed to strike him with open wings and took a defensive position.

See a very large wing span, is 25 inches does make a moth looks interesting. Kadus finally rid of his fear, then ushered into a side street and moths began photographing animals.

Despite its huge size, but the moth is harmless. Atlas moths are named for the color pattern of its wings as a complex on the map. According to experts, frightening pattern on the wings to scare predators, so it has a color similar to animals such as bees and frogs.

Moth survival of fat that is produced when a caterpillar and only live for a maximum of two weeks. To obtain such a wing span of this time, the caterpillar ate continuously for six weeks.

Wings very large, making the moth can not travel far because it does not fly with the stable. Then the only goal in life is to breed.

Atlas moth is usually found in tropical and subtropical forests of Southeast Asia and generally in the Malay Archipelago. The moth looks stunning, making China one called him the 'snake-headed moth', because of the large wing tip looks like a reptile.