| NOUN | a greater wax moth | greater wax moths | |
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- "Galleria mellonella", the greater wax moth or honeycomb moth, is a moth of the family Pyralidae. "G. mellonella" is found throughout the world.
- The greater wax moth ("Galleria mellonella") exhibits predator avoidance behaviors such as dropping, looping, and freezing when emitters sent out ultrasound waves, indicating that "G.
- A microevolutionary experiment in 2013 showed that the Greater wax moth ("Galleria mellonella") was able to adapt its defense mechanisms during 25 generations, while being under constant selective pressure from the fungus "B.
- It can also infect larvae of greater wax moth ("Galleria mellonella") and some other insects, but cannot infect mice.
- Two closely related species are commercially bred – the lesser wax moth ("Achroia grisella") and the greater wax moth ("Galleria mellonella").
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