Hummingbird Hawkmoth: Nature's Fashion Icon!

Hummingbird Hawkmoth: Nature's Fashion Icon!

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Hummingbird Hawkmoth: Nature's Fashion Icon!

Last week, Berlin Fashion Week dazzled with style, but we believe the hummingbird hawkmoth dresses for fashion week every day! Captured by our microscope, these vibrant, functional scales reveal nature's intricate beauty.

Hummingbird Hawkmoth: Nature's Fashion Icon!

Grootbos Foundation

Grootbos Foundation is a registered non-profit organisation in Gansbaai committed to conserving the Cape Floral Kingdom and uplifting the communities that reside within it. The foundation protects more than 22,200ha of fynbos landscape and biodiversity on Grootbos Private Nature Reserve and the Walk...

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