Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Devil Open Mouth - Double Snake Wing

Hey guys!  Look!  There's a bat flying around outside!  Nope, it's the most roided-out moth I've ever seen in my life or heard of!!  For scale, there is a regular moth in the photo also (the white bug above) and he's on a cedar house shingle.

Watch out or he'll flap at your face and make you worry about having moth nightmares!

Elaine and I inspect the specimen closer and in our wine-loving state I proclaim that this beast is "Devil Open Mouth" due to the 'devil barfing pattern' on it's back.  It also looks to have a garter snake on each wing; therefore "Double Snake Wing".  No doubt a clever trick to scare away predators and fascinators.  It's working...

Much fascination and disgust ensued until the bugger flew off after about 20 minutes.

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