Adults DO NOT FEED — the digestive system is non-functional in adults. They live 1-2 weeks on stored larval body fat. Standard for giant silk moths.
Adult atlas moths have no functional mouthparts. They live a week or two on stored caterpillar fat — mate, lay eggs, and die without ever eating.
Adult blue morphos rarely visit flowers — they prefer rotting fruit, fermenting sap, and the moisture from fungi.
A botfly larva develops under the skin for six to eight weeks before emerging — and adult bots themselves live only a week or two.
Adult glow-worms have no mouth — like atlas moths, they exist as adults only to mate, then die in days.
Goliath beetle larvae are carnivorous — they eat decomposing meat and other invertebrates, unusual for a scarab beetle larva.
Roasted goliath birdeater is a traditional Venezuelan and Guyanese delicacy — flavor is reportedly close to shrimp.
