Feb 20, 2020
what are your thoughts on the gangis moth?? i adore every type of moth but this one scares me so bad but im sure its beautiful in its own way!!
Do you mean Creatonotos gangis? Why are you afraid of them? They don’t seem any different than other moths? Look at this pretty lad!
Photo by gancw1
Or is it the coremata that freak you out?
Photo by Jaan Manuel Sánchez
Those are just organs they inflate with air to help disperse pheromones to attract a mate and I assure you they aren’t dangerous in any way! In fact a lot of moth species have similar organs used to release pheromones. Definitely not scary, just cool science. :)