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

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

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
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.
Was she hanging around in the same spot for hours? Fairly sure it’s female anyway, based on the small size of the antenna.
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)
Normally I don't like moths but damn, that's quite a lovely looking moth you snapped📸✨
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