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Botanical Mystery Tour is a podcast about the real-life science behind the plants in pop culture. Botanical Mystery Tour is produced by the Chicago Botanic Garden.
The Silence of the Lambs and Death's-Head Hawkmoths
Botanical Mystery Tour
35 minutes 43 seconds
6 years ago
The Silence of the Lambs and Death's-Head Hawkmoths
The poster for the movie The Silence of the Lambs is iconic — a sinister winged insect covers the mouth of a pale-faced woman. That insect is a death’s head hawkmoth, and in some cultures it’s considered a dark omen. Do hawkmoths deserve their creepy reputation? What do hawkmoths and Buffalo Bill have in common? And how does Clarice Starling compare to real-life women in science?
Botanical Mystery Tour
Botanical Mystery Tour is a podcast about the real-life science behind the plants in pop culture. Botanical Mystery Tour is produced by the Chicago Botanic Garden.
