A very striking moth I found today, 'Regal Moth'.

Marc Hufnagel

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Hanging beside the garage door late this afternoon. Known as a Regal Moth and the catepillar is known as the 'Hickory Horned Devil' and can be as big as a hot dog in size. That's my thumb next to it.

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That thing is pretty good sized. Hot dog sized is just nuts.
 
They sure are pretty. I see them here every now and then, Hummingbird moths too.
 
Wow that is awesome looking. Look at how furry that thing is!
 
That's ridiculous! My dogs would probably run away from that thing...and my weimeraner is all over the moths!
 
Looked this moth up on google.

The moth is really cool looking...but I would run from this if I saw it

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Wow, read up some more about this moth, you are very lucky to have seen this. Apparently adult moths after pupating only live for about a week. They have no mouth parts as adult moths!
 
If my wife saw one of those in our house, we would be moving the next day!
 
that's awesome and disgusting at the same time!

but mostly awesome
 
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That's an interesting find and it just reminded me of this green moth I saw a couple of weeks ago.
 
D~ralliart said:
That's an interesting find and it just reminded me of this green moth I saw a couple of weeks ago.
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Isn't that the one from the original Dr. Doolittle? The Great Lunar Moth?

Oh, I forgot, most of you are too young to remember Rex Harrison as DD.
 
Just be glad that it was just a moth and not one of the GIANT species of HORNET.

Those thing make me VERY NERVOUS.
 
spardavr4 said:
Looked this moth up on google.

The moth is really cool looking...but I would run from this if I saw it

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:eek:

Wow, read up some more about this moth, you are very lucky to have seen this. Apparently adult moths after pupating only live for about a week. They have no mouth parts as adult moths!
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I hope that thing isn't poisinous!? That thing is pretty too, but it gives me the willy's. Ha ha...pretty willy's...

...seems as if I've seen a few of those at a few truck pulling contests...'bout the same color of green too...ha ha ha. (For some reason I'm getting that York Peppermint Patty feeling...yuck!!)
 
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