Looking like an Elephant's trunk, Elephant Hawk-moth caterpillars are large with eye-spots to deter predators. #MothsMatter Feeding on Rosebay Willowherb and fuchsias, they can be found right now across the UK and Ireland. butrfli.es/Elephant_Hawk Video thanks to Hugo Nissen | Butterfly Conservation

Our West Berkshire Land Manager Roger captured this excellent video of an elephant hawk moth caterpillar which he found in his garden. You can see it extending its neck like an elephant's trunk in exactly the way that gives this species its name. Roger says: "The caterpillars feed on willowherb species and also enchanter's nightshade - plants that most gardeners would consider weeds, but in our garden they are given space and the moths obviously find it as I see them every year." A few more tips

When the elephant hawk-moth caterpillar feels threatened, its turns itself over to reveal its belly and its body swells up to the shape of a pit viper's head, completely transforming itself into a menacing predator 🐍 | Royal Institution of Great Britain

Looking like an Elephant's trunk, Elephant Hawk-moth caterpillars are large with eye-spots to deter predators. Feeding on Rosebay Willowherb and fuchsias, they are usually seen searching for a place to pupate.BBC Springwatch #MothsMatter https://butrfli.es/Elephant_Hawk © Hugo Nissen | Butterfly Conservation

The Elephant hawk moth released last night you can see from the super slow motion video Moths heat up their flight muscles by vibrating their wings. Safe journey little buddy | The Mouse family that live by the brambles