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Moth on my cherries (oc) (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 5 months ago by to c/pics@lemmy.world
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[–] 21 points 5 months ago* (2 children)

I forget what those are called but they are MASSIVE

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    • [–] 10 points 5 months ago

    Wow, this is a big moth, a huge one. One could say, it's a BEHEMOTH !

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    [–] 9 points 5 months ago

    Whoa, that is super pretty

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    [–] 7 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Moths are beautiful.

    Then again, I just noticed how much of it's body and legs look like they belong to a chunky spider.

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    • [–] 7 points 5 months ago

    He's so beautiful! I've always wanted to see one in the wild.

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    [–] 6 points 5 months ago

    MOTH

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    [–] 6 points 5 months ago

    That sounds like an old-timey euphemism for some kind of STD.

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    [–] 4 points 5 months ago

    Genuinely so beautiful

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    [–] 3 points 5 months ago (1 child)

    Any idea what the texture is of the fuzzy body? Soft? Prickly? Smooth?

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  • [–] 5 points 5 months ago

    Soft, AFAIK. Based on the many specimens I've seen, it's really only the caterpillar stages where you sometimes see prickles (for defense).

    And of course, you generally do NOT want to touch such creatures, as the prickles tend to release in to one's skin, and can be anywhere from itchy / irritable to amazingly painful.

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