#moth facts

[just-a-little-moth]

#Star Trek #star trek deep space 9 #deep space 9 #death lazer #Moth facts

[mysticmothworld]

A female Cucumber Moth (Diaphania indica):

Image credit: Sudipta Halder on wikipedia

Both sexes of this species have hairs on their abdomen, although the males have less. The females push the hairs out to spread pheromones. Native to south Asia, southeast Asia, China, and Taiwan, and an alien species in Australia and Africa. The caterpillars are pests of cucumbers and some other plants.

#moths #moth facts #bugblr #biology #my post

[the-shipping-forecasters]

Into the Zuko-Verse

This week we continue our exploration of the great Spirit Library that is ao3 and discuss three fics we enjoyed. We've also got enough animal facts that we can legally call ourselves educational now, so come join us as it counts as learning.

Fics and approximate timestamps

baby, you light up my world (like nobody else) by sifu_hotdamn at 23:30

The Problems of Sex Ed During Wartime by anarchycox at 40:45

Zuko? Zuko the Blue Spirit! by preciousbunnynoiz at 1:03:30

And you can listen at

Spotify

YouTube

The special version we released only for Ba Sing Se listeners

Stitcher

And all the other podcast places too!

#avatar fanfiction #ao3 #podcast #fanfiction #the shipping forecast #podfic #avatar #zukka #moth facts #Spotify #Youtube

[patheticsookery]

TIL that moths can actually photosynthesise. Pretty cool

#moths #photosynthesis #moth facts #this is not a drill

[mintaikcorpse]

Comet Moth Facts

I found out about this moth a couple months ago and I wanna talk about it because I find it really pretty.

The Comet moth, also known as the Madagascan Moon Moth, is a yellow moth species native to the rainforest of Madagascar. They were given their name because of the "tails" they have on their feathers. But their genus name, Argema, comes from Ancient Greece, meaning "speckled eye," as a reference to the eye-like patterns on their wings. Male Comet moths have longer "tails" than female Comet moths

Oh, they also can't eat in adulthood. Their only purpose is to breed, and they end up dying a week later due to starvation.

#pretty moth #pretty moth bois #reminds me of the luna moth #same thing with eating too #they also die within a week #moon moth #comet moth #madagascan comet moth #moths #moth #moth facts

[russeliarat]

Too tired to read it tonight but infodump about moths away and I'll get to it in the morning

OKAY OKAY SO

I'll do a couple fun fact :]

~ Moths' 'fur' is actually long, hair-like scales that coat it's entire body and wings! If you compare images of moth wings to butterfly wings, moth wings look far fuzzier and it's because they're covered in longer, thinner scales. The dusty powder that comes off of moths are these scales. It comes off because of how delicate the scales are, and since the wings are made up of solely scales, it's why you should never touch a moth's wings! The scales are for a multitude of reasons: camouflage, insulation, and assist in flight!

~ Slightly related to the last fact, but moths are in a classification order called Lepidoptera! It comes from the Greek words for scales - lepis - and this is why it's actually the classification includes three superfamilies of butterflies! Butterflies share the scales of moths, however are far more flat and wide and thin than moths.

~Moths don't bite! Most don't have mouths, instead having a proboscis like butterflies. Some don't even have these anyway and starve to death, contributing to why they die so quickly. However, clothes/pantry moths do have mouths in their larval stage and that's why they can chew through a lot of fabrics. Those mouths atrophy and they can't eat once they become adults and stay on clothes to find mates instead!

~ If moths fly towards you a lot, it's probably because you're sweaty. Clothes moths are attracted towards sodium (salt) in fabrics and are likely fly towards you to lick at your sweat :>>

~ Moths are incredibly important to the environment - they pollinate flowers at night, just like butterflies, and they're very important prey for other animals and insects. Moths are a lot like butterflies considering they evolved from one another. Please don't kill moths, they're incredibly important and I will be the first person to ask people to view all moths like people view butterflies - as beautiful facets of the planet's ecosystem.

~ One of my favourite facts: Polyphemus moths only can fold their legs beneath their bodies, spread their hindwings, and bounce to intimidate predators! I've been trying to find videos of it on youtube, but I found a video of it on tiktok and it's very cute imo

#ask russ #russ autisms about their favourite animal #moth facts

[jbarneswilson]

@indyluckycharlie GET A LOAD OF THIS SHIT

#horrifying #moth facts

[runawaymothgirl]

Did you know...

... that moths come in all kinds of colours

... that the atlas moth has a wingspan of 27 centimeters (10.62 Inches)

... that moths live on average for only 1-6 months

#moth facts #did you know #moth

[sixteenseveredhands]

The Camouflaged Looper: these caterpillars fashion their own camouflage by collecting flower petals/vegetation and using silk to "glue" the pieces onto their bodies

Though they're often referred to as "camouflaged loopers," these caterpillars are the larvae of the wavy-lined emerald moth (Synchlora aerata).

Camouflaged loopers deploy a unique form of self-defense -- they snip off tiny pieces of the flowers upon which they feed, then use bits of silk to attach the vegetation to their backs. This provides them with a kind of camouflage, enabling them to blend in with the plants that they eat.

Some of them create little tufts that run along their backs, while others fashion a thicker camouflage that covers their backs completely. In some cases, the camouflaged loopers will even build much larger bundles that surround their entire bodies.

Their range includes most of North America (from southern Canada down through Texas) and they can feed upon an enormous variety of plants -- so the disguises that these caterpillars build can come in countless colors, shapes, and sizes, incorporating many different flowers and other bits of vegetation.

And this is what the fully-developed moth looks like:

Sources & More Info:

Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy: Wavy-Lined Emerald, Master of Disguise

Maryland Biodiversity Project: Wavy-Lined Emerald Moth (Synchlora aerata)

The Caterpillar Lab: Camouflaged Looper

University of Alberta Museums: Synchlora aerata

Missouri Department of Conservation: Wavy-Lined Emerald

Nebraskaland Magazine: The Amazing Camouflaged Looper

Lake County Forest Preserves: Camouflage Revealed

#lepidoptera #moths #insects #caterpillar #camouflaged looper #animal camouflage #cute bugs #tw bugs #fashion #nature is weird #animal facts #these literal larvae have better fashion sense than I do

[amnhnyc]

At a glance, you might think you can easily distinguish a butterfly from a moth. But take a closer look. There are colorful moths and day-flying moths that can throw you for a loop! Next time you come across a member of the Order Lepidoptera, use these tips from Insectarium host Dr. Jessica L Ware.

Learn more about butterflies in Insectarium on the PBS Terra YouTube channel.

#science #amnh #nature #natural history #animals #video #did you know #fun facts #butterflies #butterfly #moths #moth #lepidoptera #entomology #bugs #fact of the day #cool animals

[entomologize]

Fun fact: Green forester moths (Adscita statices) aren't always green— on cool nights they become a rusty orange, then change back to blue-green in the morning.

This color change is possible due to the unique structure of some specialized wing scales:

The layers of tiny air pockets in these scales absorb water vapor from dewy night air, changing the way the light refracts:

Their color change reverses as the wing scales dry out in the sun:

Top photos: Joachim Wimmer and Linda Kjær-Thomsen. Everything else from Wilts BD, Mothander K, Kelber A. 2019 Humidity-dependent colour change in the green forester moth, Adscita statices. (Photos cropped/relabeled for clarity)

#random facts #bug facts #moths #insects #entomology #structural color #bugblr #Adscita statices #Zygaenidae

[rakkuntoast]

idk what compelled me to do this but phil's mini me's are all both bugs and also the colorzas, i am just going with that

#qsmp #qsmp philza #qsmp mini me #yes this does imply redza is a stoner. i am totally okay with going with that narrative #pink and blue are only silly wips. i dont have the time to color them rn #bugs are: tansy beetle. wasp. silk moth and glasswing butterfly #trying my best to not repeat bugs. though blue and orange are an exception #also fun fact my inspo for mini me designs are just pikmins and chaos from sonic lmao #colorzas #my art

[show-tunes]

I think a death's-head moth is way more fitting for her than a stinkbug but maybe that would've been too on the nose

#also cool bug fact’s: deaths head moths are known to infiltrate beehives by mimicking the scent of bees in order to eat honey #so the stinky sigil on grimora’s card would still fit #no disrespect to stinkbugs but i feel like she could’ve had a better bug assignment #my art #grimora #inscryption

[daily-tma]

Daily TMA 176 - Martin in a dress

#someone brought it to my attention that I had never drawn him in a dress before #so I rectified that fact #tma #the magnus archives #mod moth #tma martin #martin blackwood #low-key web!martin #it’s not really the focus of the piece but it’s there

[hibiscera]

Damn...

#transformers animated #dc comics #tfa prowl #killer moth #maccadam #drury walker #batman rogues #the fact that this is the first time in a while i've drawn prowl... STILL GOT IT THOUGH. #mir art #fan art #2023 #tfa #dc #dc art tag #tfa art tag #prowl

[theghostofwilburtheworm]

BUUUUGS!!!! :DDD (from the bug rqs!!) ( these guys are the flannel moth, jumping spider, n flatback millipede!!)

#sorry they took so long aaaa i have no....time perception akjshkdj #anyway tysm for the bug rqs!!!! :DDD n the bug facts!!!1 these lads where very fun to draw!!!1 #ville doodl #spider #millipede #moth #bug #bugs #spiders