Today I am going to write about a very amusing incest called the Luna Moth.
Alright lets start with what family the Luna moth is in!
Family: SatUrniidae
Order: Lepidoptera
The Luna moth is not tiny but also not very large for a moth the moths wingspan measures: 4 inches.
They are fairly common and mimic fallen leaves. When I went on a hike In ME I kept finding odd looking leaves that I soon realized where part of the Luna moths wings! the Moths Lifespan is only around 10 days so even though they are not rare you rarely see them since the are nocturnal. They also have no mouth! I wonder if they ever get hungry...
You might wonder what is there purpose if they only live ten days and have no mouth no one knows but hey to us 10 days seems like a little time but them its there life! Just like to trees our rough life span of 100 years seems like little compared to there life rough life span of 1,000 (:
Luna Moths Have long "Tails" at the end of there wings much like a Swallowtail butterfly's.
I always wonder why go made so many beautiful different creatures but I sure am glad he did!
He must of smiled creating them all thinking to himself "One day people will find this moth and name it the Luna Moth" He probably did that for all the other creatures as well. While we humans still know so little about creatures we have figured out a bit!
The Luna moths wings are made for tiny tiny scales and they have so much color! Green Yellow read etc
They have feathered antenee why? it can't be for felling food.... well moths use their antennae for smelling and finding their way. They use both antennae together to keep them oriented during flight and to detect pheromones of a potential mate. ... Some male moths can smell a potential mate more than six miles away.!!!!!
Crazy right?
Well Thats only the little bit we humans know about Luna Moths But will you be the one to find out how they think? maybe read there mind? (:
-SKye
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