Zygaena graslini
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This moth is a member of the Zygaenidae family. It is found in Syria, Mesopotamia, Asia Minor, Israel and Lebanon. It is a day-flying moth. Its bright colors are a warning for its predators that the moths are distasteful - it contain hydrogen cyanide (HCN). If it is eaten, then the high acidity of the predators stomach activates enzymes that produces the hydrogen cyanide gas causing the predator to vomit and to think twice before it makes a similar decision in the future :)
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Zygaena graslini
IMG_2908
This moth is a member of the Zygaenidae family. It is found in Syria, Mesopotamia, Asia Minor, Israel and Lebanon. It is a day-flying moth. Its bright colors are a warning for its predators that the moths are distasteful - it contain hydrogen cyanide (HCN). If it is eaten, then the high acidity of the predators stomach activates enzymes that produces the hydrogen cyanide gas causing the predator to vomit and to think twice before it makes a similar decision in the future :)
Thank you, dear friends, for your support, and for your faves and kind comments, very much appreciated - deaR♥‿♥