Insects

[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.

[Oaktavia]

@Seul Goat moth what a name!

[Matt]

@Heavy_blue cool snail. I hardly ever see them in the wild. Certainly not in the desert.

[A Former User]

@Matt they are around here a lot these days

[A Former User]

[A Former User]

Bug on the buck

[SKT]

From my daughter’s field trip last week.

[Oaktavia]

@SKT pretty cool looking dude there!

[SKT]

@Oaktavia yeah and the pic doesn’t really show just how iridescent it was. I think six spotted tiger beetle but not certain

[EdH]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6791639/

“An Unusual Finding of a Ladybug on Screening Colonoscopy”

Yes. There are pictures.

[endo]

you again

[SKT]

@endo @EdH laughing here.