{"product_id":"red-deaths-head-hawkmoth-sticker-handmade","title":"Red Death’s-Head Hawkmoth Sticker – Gothic Moth Art","description":"\u003cp\u003eA death’s-head hawkmoth takes center stage in an ornate gothic display of deep red roses, dark foliage and macabre details. This original sticker combines natural-history imagery with a dark Victorian-inspired presentation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSticker details\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne sticker featuring original Cerebroscope Studio artwork\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSynthetic PP with a glossy protective laminate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWater-resistant\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinted, laminated and contour-cut in Germany\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAvailable sizes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eLongest side approximately 6 cm (Medium)\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor decorating notebooks, journals, laptops and other smooth surfaces.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExplore \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/handmade-stickers\"\u003eHandmade Stickers\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/handmade-gothic-horror-stickers\"\u003eGothic \u0026amp; Horror Stickers\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/handmade-botanical-stickers\"\u003eBotanical Stickers\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFrom the Cerebroscope archive\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch3\u003eZ.O.M.B. LABORATORIES\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch3\u003eArchived Entomological Preparation 124-R\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lepidopteran specimen with decorative material  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition on acquisition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Already prepared  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal preparator:\u003c\/strong\u003e Unknown\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOmb's first problem is not the moth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt's the preparation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe specimen arrived already mounted inside the ornate oval arrangement. Nothing accompanying it explains who assembled it, when, or why.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eRecords\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePretty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eZ. Omb\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eYes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eRecords\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat's all?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eZ. Omb\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eRecords\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere it is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe moth is examined without removing it from the display.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeneral morphology is consistent with a death's-head hawkmoth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe familiar skull-like thoracic marking is visible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eRecords\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeath moth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eZ. Omb\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeath's-head hawkmoth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eRecords\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause of the skull.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eZ. Omb\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause that is the common name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eRecords\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause of the skull.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eZ. Omb\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe marking contributed to the name, yes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eRecords\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eExcellent. Death moth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eZ. Omb\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecords asks whether the marking actually resembles a human skull.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOmb looks at it again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis becomes a mistake.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReference photographs are collected.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen human skull images.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen other examples of apparent faces and familiar forms perceived in ambiguous visual patterns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA folder appears:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e124-R — THORACIC MARKING MORPHOMETRICS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eRecords\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou made skull measurements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eZ. Omb\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eI made comparative measurements.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eRecords\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eOf how skull-like the skull moth's skull is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eZ. Omb\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat sentence contains several assumptions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eRecords\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow skull-like is it?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePause.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eZ. Omb\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eModerately.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe analysis does produce something useful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIndividual moths show substantial variation in the thoracic marking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHumans nevertheless tend to recognize a skull-like configuration in it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOmb adds a note:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecognizable resemblance does not require anatomical accuracy.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecords adds underneath:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStill looks like a skull.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOmb leaves it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThen Omb notices the flowers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe roses are examined visually.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePreserved botanical material.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe spider is next.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eRecords\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease don't tell me you're going to identify every object in the frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eZ. Omb\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eI wasn't.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eRecords\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eZ. Omb\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil you asked.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eRecords\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat was not a request.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEventually Cerebroscope intervenes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eARCHIVE MANAGEMENT NOTICE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe purpose of accession documentation is to preserve useful information about an object.\u003cbr\u003e\u0026gt;\u003cbr\u003eIt is not necessary to determine the taxonomic identity, chemical composition and provenance of every decorative component before the object may be catalogued.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHandwritten underneath:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Useful” is insufficiently defined. — Z.O.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSecond handwriting:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNo.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe preparation remains intact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat matters more than satisfying every available question.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe moth could be removed for easier examination, but doing so would destroy information about the object as it was received.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOmb therefore documents the entire arrangement before considering any invasive work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd then doesn't perform any.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eRecords\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou could get better measurements if you removed it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eZ. Omb\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eYes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eRecords\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut you're not going to.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eZ. Omb\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCorrect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eRecords\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause it's pretty?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eZ. Omb\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause destruction of the preparation is not justified by the questions currently being asked.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePause.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eRecords\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd because it's pretty?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eZ. 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