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A wild male Emperor moth (Saturniidae) of the species Antheraea frithi pedunculata in Pang Sida National Park, Thailand. The male antennae are sensitive chemoreceptors, combing out pheromone molecules from the female over long distances (upto 4.5 kilometres).

 

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