Mothra is REAL!!!!

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Mothra is REAL!!!!

Postby firemonte007 » Fri Jun 27, 2008 4:46 pm

Just thought i would share a few pics of a visitor we had at my work last night....stunned a few of us because we havent seen on this big before....the shots are taken from my cell phone with no flash because they don't allow cameras at my work.

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i wanted to show the size....he started to raise his wing when i took the shot...if you fold them down you would get another inch of wing span :o.
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Re: Mothra is REAL!!!!

Postby Hagar » Fri Jun 27, 2008 5:03 pm

That's a fair sized moth. Looks like one of these. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyalophora_cecropia
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Re: Mothra is REAL!!!!

Postby Omag 2.0 » Sat Jun 28, 2008 5:02 am

Nice catch. Looks massive...
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Re: Mothra is REAL!!!!

Postby expat » Sat Jun 28, 2008 5:47 am

Thanks, being the worlds biggest sufferer of Mottephobia, the hairs on the back of my neck are doing overtime. That beasty will would see me move country :'(

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Re: Mothra is REAL!!!!

Postby Jared » Sat Jun 28, 2008 6:34 am

lol, that's tine....I found one at work one time that had died with it's wings spread.....this thing had a 19.5 inch wingspan! I bet he could get some massive lift out of those things!
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Re: Mothra is REAL!!!!

Postby ozzy72 » Sat Jun 28, 2008 7:26 am

I bet that thing could eat a pair of socks in a single sitting :o ;D
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