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Isn't nature amazing....

  • 10-06-2008 5:08pm
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,744 ✭✭✭


    I have never seen a moth like this before...

    Moth1.jpg
    Moth2.jpg
    Moth3.jpg
    Moth4.jpg
    Moth5.jpg

    With the naked eye it looked just like a bit of a twig/stick.
    It was in the back garden, well still is, hasn't moved and I don't expect it to until later tonight.

    What great camouflage. :)

    Anyone know what it is?


Comments

  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 6,956 ✭✭✭CHD


    its a peice of carpet rolled up!

    nice pics!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,985 ✭✭✭pvt.joker


    pretty amazing alright!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,483 ✭✭✭✭Alun


    No idea what kind of moth is, but I'll bet our resident expert, Mothman, will be along pretty soon to ID it.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,744 ✭✭✭kleefarr


    Ah yes Mothman. :)

    Where is he?

    This is only about an inch long, just to give you some idea.
    It is sitting on the metal frame of a small kids trampoline. Kids have been banned from the back garden until moth moves. :)

    Mind you, if it's quite rare.... :rolleyes:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,483 ✭✭✭✭Alun




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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,744 ✭✭✭kleefarr


    Yep. Good find Alun.
    Clearly not rare. ;) But what an amazing moth.
    That's just what I said to my wife, looks like a little bit of Silver Birch. :)


  • Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 1,139 ✭✭✭artieanna


    Nice one kleefarr. I never saw one of those before...


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 11,613 ✭✭✭✭Clare Bear


    Jaysus it looks like a horse's head in the first one! :eek:


  • Registered Users Posts: 908 ✭✭✭fluffyVW


    Clare Bear wrote: »
    Jaysus it looks like a horse's head in the first one! :eek:

    haha!! It does doesn't it???!!!

    Very odd looking thing indeed. :D


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