Insects

[Oaktavia]

@SKT nice shots! The mantis is huuge!

[Matt]

Love pm’s. We used to get hatchlings at our house in Baltimore every spring. Adorable.

[SKT]

Here is one assassin beetle giving another assassin beetle a piggyback ride.

[Matt]

Is that what you told the kids?

[A Former User]

@SKT beetle buster

[aksu]

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[SKT]

@Matt Verbatim

[Anesthetist]

Luna caterpillar

[SKT]

@Anesthetist those are so cool. And great pic too

[Matt]

Cool. Kind of looks like a tomato hornworm. They are not cool.

[Oaktavia]

@Anesthetist amazing wow!!!

[Oaktavia]

Two more of these beautiful moths have found their way inside. There was another on the outside of one of our skylights yesterday. I think they are in some sort of state...they have not moved for two days. Both next to our black light ribbon LEDs on the wall by the back door.

[SKT]

Not sure what to make of the curled up abdomen. They are beautiful though.

[Matt]

The internet says it’s a lettered sphinx. Some moths curl their abdomens to discourage predators. The internet has spoken.

[Oaktavia]

@SKT all five or so I have seen are posed like that, I was curious about it.

[SKT]

@Matt @Oaktavia lettered sphinx it is…thanks Matt and the internet. Seems to be working since they’re still around

[Oaktavia]

@Matt said in Insects:

The internet says it’s a lettered sphinx. Some moths curl their abdomens to discourage predators. The internet has spoken.

Nice work! I just shooed them outside.

[Anesthetist]

One more I found, for scale.

[A Former User]

[Seul]

Ok so @Anesthetist told me to post here. It's the caterpillar of a goat moth apparently.