I just found a Luna moth caterpillar the other day! Some wind must have knocked it out of the branches above.
this post was submitted on 30 Jul 2026
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It's a Luna Moth π
PS: apparently male https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luna_moth
It's a female. Here's a male I found in 23. The antenna are much wider.
I love Luna moths. Fun fact, they don't have any mouthparts or a digestive system. They do not eat during their adult phase. They usually live for just one week.
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Was she hanging around in the same spot for hours? Fairly sure itβs female anyway, based on the small size of the antenna.
Y and Y for sure
I love luna moths
However, as I was scrolling, my brain made me think "why is there a picture of a moth on a word history community?"
Because i love this kind of stupid joke. Here is the etymology of entomology
"the branch of zoology which treats of insects," 1764, from French entomologie (1764), coined from -logie "study of" (see -logy) + Greek entomon "insect," neuter of entomos "cut in pieces, cut up," in this case "having a notch or cut (at the waist)," from en "in" (see en- (2)) + temnein "to cut" (from PIE root *tem- "to cut").
Honestly I'd be happy with world history that involved more of this and less of (gestures at everything else)
Classic
Normally I don't like moths but damn, that's quite a lovely looking moth you snappedπΈβ¨
'Lil fairy-ass insect
'Lil fairy ass-insect.
Oh man! I finally saw one in person for the first time the other morning.
Huh. My yard is grass and plants. Seems yours is painted bricks