A five-spotted hawk moth squirming its way out of its hard cocoon casing has gone viral on Reddit. The video of the fully-formed moth escaping from its cocoon has amassed over 49,000 upvotes .

CORRECTS BUTTERFLY TO MOTH - A moth emerges from a cocoon while hanging from a clothesline in the gardens of the Natural History Museum in Mexico City, Thursday, May 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Marco ...