Friday, September 5, 2008

What’s That Bug?

What’s That Bug?
Living in the country is a never-ending adventure, and one of the things I most like about it is the variety of flora and fauna encountered. Last night I found a huge moth lurking on the front porch, so I had to snap a few pictures. “Mothra” was still hanging around this morning, and it [...]

Living in the country is a never-ending adventure, and one of the things I most like about it is the variety of flora and fauna encountered. Last night I found a huge moth lurking on the front porch, so I had to snap a few pictures. “Mothra” was still hanging around this morning, and it gamely allowed handling while I was taking pictures.

This moth’s wingspan was about 5″ across, and I had no idea what type it was…but I wanted to know. I Googled “huge moth“, and the first site to appear was What’s That Bug. After learning that my moth was a Polyphemus  by scrolling through the posted pictures, I quickly decided that What’s That Bug was a treasure trove of information that needed sharing…

Mothra!

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