I love Luna moths. Fun fact, they don't have any mouthparts or a digestive system. They do not eat during their adult phase. They usually live for just one week.
Because i love this kind of stupid joke. Here is the etymology of entomology
"the branch of zoology which treats of insects," 1764, from French entomologie (1764), coined from -logie "study of" (see -logy) + Greek entomon "insect," neuter of entomos "cut in pieces, cut up," in this case "having a notch or cut (at the waist)," from en "in" (see en- (2)) + temnein "to cut" (from PIE root *tem- "to cut").
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Gsus4@mander.xyz · 18 pts · 5d
It's a Luna Moth 😍
PS: apparently
male(ok, I'm not sure now from the antenna size) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luna_mothTempus_Fugit@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 4d
It's a female. Here's a male I found in 23. The antenna are much wider.
lizardom@lemmy.today · 18 pts · 5d
I just found a Luna moth caterpillar the other day! Some wind must have knocked it out of the branches above.
Tempus_Fugit@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 4d
I love Luna moths. Fun fact, they don't have any mouthparts or a digestive system. They do not eat during their adult phase. They usually live for just one week.
ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org · 4 pts · 4d
Username checks out
EliteCloneMike@lemmy.zip · 11 pts · 5d
Was she hanging around in the same spot for hours? Fairly sure it’s female anyway, based on the small size of the antenna.
Fourth@mander.xyz · 5 pts · 5d
Y and Y for sure
southsamurai@sh.itjust.works · 10 pts · 5d
I love luna moths
However, as I was scrolling, my brain made me think "why is there a picture of a moth on a word history community?"
No_Money_Just_Change@feddit.org · 5 pts · 4d
Because i love this kind of stupid joke. Here is the etymology of entomology
"the branch of zoology which treats of insects," 1764, from French entomologie (1764), coined from -logie "study of" (see -logy) + Greek entomon "insect," neuter of entomos "cut in pieces, cut up," in this case "having a notch or cut (at the waist)," from en "in" (see en- (2)) + temnein "to cut" (from PIE root *tem- "to cut").
naught101@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 5d
Honestly I'd be happy with world history that involved more of this and less of (gestures at everything else)
tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 4d
Classic
recursive_recursion@piefed.ca · 8 pts · 5d
Normally I don't like moths but damn, that's quite a lovely looking moth you snapped📸✨
Fourth@mander.xyz · 6 pts · 5d
'Lil fairy-ass insect
acockworkorange@mander.xyz · 5 pts · 4d
'Lil fairy ass-insect.
aceslip@lemmy.zip · 7 pts · 4d
Oh man! I finally saw one in person for the first time the other morning.
Nastybutler@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 4d
Huh. My yard is grass and plants. Seems yours is painted bricks