Is it a moth or is it watching you?
Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 10:16 pmTook this picture today, i thought it was quite strange, amazing markings.
Looks like it's an Emperor Moth:
http://ukmoths.org.uk/show.php?bf=1643
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Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 10:16 pmRe: Is it a moth or is it watching you?
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 12:31 amRe: Is it a moth or is it watching you?
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 1:26 amThat is one ugly critter..
Re: Is it a moth or is it watching you?
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 9:01 amBobbie En Tejas wrote:That is one ugly critter..
Some folk think these creatures have their own beauty.
The markings and shape of the moth are uncannily similar to the head of a bird of prey and have obviously evolved as a defence. Predators that might feed on a moth will not go near this one for fear of being eaten themselves.
Re: Is it a moth or is it watching you?
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 11:45 amWhat a beautiful creature - 
a million years in the making - If a moth can do that - just think what we humans can do.
a million years in the making - If a moth can do that - just think what we humans can do.Re: Is it a moth or is it watching you?
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 11:50 amPoor creature - obviously an owl that has become stuck in quick drying concrete. 
Re: Is it a moth or is it watching you?
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 5:40 pmionnsaigh wrote:What a beautiful creature -
We could ruin the whole world in less than a hundred years if we like.
