In praise of the hummingbird hawk moth

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hummingbird_hawk_moth

Weirder than cool or cooler than weird?

Oilyrags, Friday, 20 July 2007 13:38 (eighteen years ago)

This is a picture of one I took last summer.
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/96/224623235_50b00979df_m.jpg

treefell, Friday, 20 July 2007 13:58 (eighteen years ago)

It's much clearer if you view it at it's largest size on flickr

treefell, Friday, 20 July 2007 14:00 (eighteen years ago)

sweeeeeeeet

Oilyrags, Friday, 20 July 2007 14:15 (eighteen years ago)

eight years pass...

this is an oleander hawk moth caterpillar just before pupation (so says google image search). size of my index finger. it was on my doorstep this morning so i moved it to the grass where it'd be safer. hawk moths are cooler than weird. did u know they mimic snakes

http://www2.hawaii.edu/~dwilkie/hawk-moth.png

davey, Friday, 8 January 2016 20:53 (ten years ago)


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