Saturday, July 25, 2009

Enormous moth

It's hard to tell from this blurry photo, but this enormous moth had a wingspan of about 6". Ashley thought it was a bat. I jumped out of the car and grabbed a picture with my phone.

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  1. Frank McCullarJuly 28, 2009 at 12:02 PM

    That is, I'm pretty sure, a Luna moth. Look it up. They come from the moon, hence the name Luna, and travel in their cocoons which are like little rocketships, powered by gravitational attraction of the bigger Earth. Once they arrive they emerge as this large moth. The started as worms on the moon of course.

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  2. NickJuly 28, 2009 at 12:24 PM

    Interesting, and just in time for the 40th anniversary of the first moon landing.

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