Tagging hawkmoths (IMAGE)
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The moths are extremely large for flying insects, weighing up to 3.5 g, and were fixed with tiny radio tags weighing 0.2 grams—less than 15% of adults’ body weight.
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Christian Ziegler / Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior
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