Moth
Here’s another one of those pictures where I don’t know the bug, and it’s not really a remarkable specimen, but some aspect of the photo was really neat.
Check out the larger version. Why on earth does this moth have gr’opperlike spines on its leg? The way the foot is turned forward to hold onto the ceiling is also interesting to me; I would have expected it to be turned backwards like wasp feet. Finally, it’s a bit blurry, but check out that schnoz. It’s like a party favor all coiled up and ready for New Year’s.
Wouldn’t it be awesome if moths made a fweeeet! sound every time they unfurled their proboscis?
tceisele said,
July 7, 2008 @ 1:15 pm
“Wouldn’t it be awesome if moths made a fweeeet! sound every time they unfurled their proboscis?”
Maybe they do! Maybe it’s just a fweeeeeet! that is so high-pitched that only bats can hear it . . .
Beth said,
July 7, 2008 @ 2:14 pm
OK, we may have to institute a new rule here — You have to put a spoot warning on a post that may lead to someone spitting their drink onto their computer screen.
“fweeeeet!” All I could see was a bunch of little moths with party hats on!
David Brady said,
July 7, 2008 @ 2:25 pm
tceisele: Hee! Now I have this “sound image” in my head of “FWEEEET! Happy New-GLOMP!”
Beth: Yay! I am proud to say that about a dozen people have now told me that I am on their list of people whose “writings should not be read with anything in my mouth that I do not want on my monitor.”
(I have a friend who complained about this so much that I sent him an email with the first line of “STOP. Swallow your coffee right now.” He wrote back to complain that that line had made him spit his coffee on his monitor.)
Beth said,
July 9, 2008 @ 8:51 am
On another site I’m a member of, postings that may cause you to do that are “required” to put SPOOT WARNING in the headline. If you’re silly enough to see that and still have a mouthful when you open the post, it’s your own fault
Honestly, I seem to only read blogs written by people whose “writings should not be read with anything in my mouth that I do not want on my monitor.” Glad to have you in that category!