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[–] 19 points 1 month ago*

I just found a Luna moth caterpillar the other day! Some wind must have knocked it out of the branches above.

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  • [–] 18 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 child)

    It's a Luna Moth 😍

    PS: apparently male (ok, I'm not sure now from the antenna size) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luna_moth

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  • [–] 13 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    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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  • [–] 11 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    Was she hanging around in the same spot for hours? Fairly sure it’s female anyway, based on the small size of the antenna.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    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?"

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  • [–] 5 points 1 month ago

    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").

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  • [–] 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    Normally I don't like moths but damn, that's quite a lovely looking moth you snapped📸✨

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  • [–] 7 points 1 month ago

    Oh man! I finally saw one in person for the first time the other morning.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 month ago

    Huh. My yard is grass and plants. Seems yours is painted bricks

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