Soft, AFAIK. Based on the many specimens I've seen, it's really only the caterpillar stages where you sometimes see prickles (for defense).
And of course, you generally do NOT want to touch such creatures, as the prickles tend to release in to one's skin, and can be anywhere from itchy / irritable to amazingly painful.
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Glifted@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 68d
I forget what those are called but they are MASSIVE
kcop@lemmy.world · 28 pts · 68d
Looks like a Cecropia moth. Very cool!
Starik@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 68d
Up to a 7-inch wingspan. They’re the size of hummingbirds.
synapse1278@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 68d
Wow, this is a big moth, a huge one. One could say, it's a BEHEMOTH !
guynamedzero@piefed.zeromedia.vip · 9 pts · 68d
Whoa, that is super pretty
Tempus_Fugit@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 68d
He's so beautiful! I've always wanted to see one in the wild.
finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 68d
Moths are beautiful.
Then again, I just noticed how much of it's body and legs look like they belong to a chunky spider.
stray@pawb.social · 5 pts · 68d
Many spiders are also beautiful, so it makes sense.
ryannathans@aussie.zone · 6 pts · 68d
MOTH
stoicmaverick@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 68d
That sounds like an old-timey euphemism for some kind of STD.
rainbowbunny@slrpnk.net · 4 pts · 68d
Genuinely so beautiful
QuantumSparkles@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 68d
Any idea what the texture is of the fuzzy body? Soft? Prickly? Smooth?
JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social · 5 pts · 68d
Soft, AFAIK. Based on the many specimens I've seen, it's really only the caterpillar stages where you sometimes see prickles (for defense).
And of course, you generally do NOT want to touch such creatures, as the prickles tend to release in to one's skin, and can be anywhere from itchy / irritable to amazingly painful.