A Darker Path (FanFiction.Net, here; Archive of Our Own, here, canonised side stories here; SpaceBattles.com, here; Sufficient Velocity.com, here; Questionable Questing, here) is a Worm fanfiction by ack1308, completed on 31st December 2024 (US) / 1st January 2025 (Australia).

Aug 27, 2022 · When Emma and Madison caught up with Sophia, she had the kind of look on her face that Emma's dad liked to describe as belonging to 'someone who bit into an apple and found half a worm'. Taylor was still in sight, barely, but Sophia was making no effort to go after her.

Acherontia atropos, the African death's-head hawkmoth, is the most widely recognized of three species within the genus Acherontia (the other two being Acherontia lachesis and Acherontia styx).

The African death's-head hawkmoth (Acherontia atropos) is the largest moth in the British Isles (though not in Africa), with a wingspan of 12 cm (5 in); it is a powerful flier, having sometimes been found on ships far from land. The forewings are a mottled dark brown and pale brown, and the hind wings are orangey-buff with two narrow dark bands ...

Atropos steadily gave ground, retreating up the fake rocks, showing every sign of being trapped with no way out. Having seen her earlier performance, Lily was inclined to call bullshit, but this seemed to have been scripted ahead of time.

Aug 27, 2022 · Atropos followed close behind, then about half a second later Vicky zoomed through, feet off the ground. The portal closed soundlessly behind her. Director Renick looked around from where he was speaking to Tenebrae and Miss Medic.

Aug 27, 2022 · Leaning over the table, Atropos briefly lined up on three different balls in quick succession, sending each of them bouncing off their fellows in a staccato series of crisp clicks. With what she'd already seen of Atropos' exploits, Gully fully expected every ball to be sunk within seconds, but that wasn't what happened.

Atropos: Well, the Brockton Bay Children's Hospital oncology unit's having an open day for fundraising next month, and I was wondering if you'd be willing to drop by and put on a show for the kiddies.

All three species raid beehives of different species of honey bee for honey, but A. atropos only attacks colonies of the well-known western honey bee, Apis mellifera. They are able to move about in hives unhurt because they mimic the scent of the bees.

Aug 27, 2022 · "When you saw Atropos, did she point a weapon at you, or show any other signs of hostility? " That was Renick, going through the checklist as normal. Velocity shook his head.