#polyphemus moths

[inkteresting-art]

about a month or so old, don't have as many as I once had but these ones are doing good

[antiqueanimals]

My Little Book of Bugs. Written by Maida Silverman. Illustrated by Rosiland Solomon. 1993.

[ikemoths]

A large polyphemus moth! They're very well known in north america because theyre one of the largest in that area :) THE ANTENNAE ARE SO FLUFFY AHHHHH!! LOOK AT EM!!! Gosh i love moth antennae they just activate something in my monkey brain for how cute they look.

Fun fact about polyphemus moths, when they feel threatened they lay down on the ground and just occasionally flop to mimic a leaf flopping in the wind as their defense mechanism :)

[wastedpotentialsblog]

I got to witness all life stages of Polyphemus!

That's a full circle of life, folks!

[brothfan1997]

babies!!!!!!

[adobe-outdesign]

Here’s some footage of the Polythemus Moth I released Friday! She was a very friendly girl.

[antiqueanimals]

Elements of Zoölogy: A Text-book. Written by Sanborn Tenney. 1875.

Internet Archive

[inkteresting-art]

I DID IT! I riased a polyphemus caterpillar to moth!