Killer Moth?

Nikki · 03-25-2007, 10:52 AM

WTF is this???? How would you like coming out of your apartment in the morning and seeing this crap!?! :mad: :mad: :mad:
As you can see it is larger than a doorknob!

NaTuReB0Y · 03-25-2007, 10:54 AM

catch it and feed it to your fish........
that's what i used to do with giant moths and roaches......
my fish prefered them over feeders.......

ctgazer · 03-25-2007, 11:00 AM

hmm, i dunno...maybe a maybug? those are the biggest flying bug ive ever seen indoors...eeewwwwwwwwwwwww i hate bugs

MonacoBimm · 03-25-2007, 11:19 AM

Hahahahaha, so funny.

MonacoBimm · 03-25-2007, 11:20 AM

Hahah, i can Imagine 4,8" little Nikki all scared.

teknochild · 03-25-2007, 11:42 AM

how long have you lived in florida..... have you seen a palmetto bug or a wolf spider? if your scared of that moth i have a feeling you would faint if you encountered one of those two

ironic · 03-25-2007, 11:46 AM

lol we have those mosquito eaters that are as big as CD's flying around sometimes scares the shit out of me

Brunotheboxer · 03-25-2007, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Nikki

WTF is this???? How would you like coming out of your apartment in the morning and seeing this crap!?! :mad: :mad: :mad:
As you can see it is larger than a doorknob!

i think its a baby bat.

Nikki · 03-25-2007, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Brunotheboxer

i think its a baby bat.

hahah yeah! I am curious though, i can't find it online. I hope it doesn't eat small dogs!

SoYank · 03-25-2007, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by MonacoBimm

Hahah, i can Imagine 4,8" little Nikki all scared.

I don't recall her saying it scared her.

teknochild · 03-25-2007, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by SoYank

I don't recall her saying it scared her.

people are generally scared of things they describe as "killer"

or atleast thats the impression most people would get

mjh93sa · 03-25-2007, 01:55 PM

That not a big moth.

My sister at 2 years old:

Nikki · 03-25-2007, 02:02 PM

That's pretty though with big wings and a little body. This thing has like a 1" body.

mjh93sa · 03-25-2007, 02:16 PM

Yup, yours looks more like a hawk moth of some sort.

My Dad used to breed these in the garage:

SES_D · 03-25-2007, 02:18 PM

damn...i opened this thread when I was eating lunch

Nikki · 03-25-2007, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by mjh93sa

Yup, yours looks more like a hawk moth of some sort.

My Dad used to breed these in the garage:

ahh thanks i searched for hawk moth and came across this:

It's a Fig Sphinx (Pachylia Ficus)
http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species?l=3427
http://www.naba.org/chapters/nabast/fig.html

teknochild · 03-25-2007, 02:33 PM

from those links it looks like its a rare sighting

herbz · 03-25-2007, 02:41 PM

that things pretty big... if i saw one of those id grab my bb rifle and shoot it

BK · 03-25-2007, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Nikki

ahh thanks i searched for hawk moth and came across this:

It's a Fig Sphinx (Pachylia Ficus)
http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species?l=3427
http://www.naba.org/chapters/nabast/fig.html

Nice ID work, Nikki!

FWIW, I hate moths, too, so this would have freaked me out.

Nikki · 03-25-2007, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by teknochild

from those links it looks like its a rare sighting

i don't think so, just that they are generally native to tropical climates so most places in the US don't have them. i've seen them before anyways.

edit: also you can zoom in on florida and see it is only native south of Lake Okeechobee.

BMW F22 · 03-25-2007, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by ironic

lol we have those mosquito eaters that are as big as CD's flying around sometimes scares the shit out of me

Dude when I first saw those I thought they were mosquitoes (not mosquito eaters) and I thought "holy shit the mosquitoes here are f'king huge!! we're all gonna die!" cus they bring diseases u know??

Juggs · 03-25-2007, 03:35 PM

it looks like a bat

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teknochild Your resident 4um troll 123 Rep 2,020 Posts Drives: 335 coupe Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: fl iTrader: (0)	how long have you lived in florida..... have you seen a palmetto bug or a wolf spider? if your scared of that moth i have a feeling you would faint if you encountered one of those two __________________ RAWRrrrr
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Nikki Major General 985 Rep 6,381 Posts Drives: Sepang Z4MC Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: LA iTrader: (9)	That's pretty though with big wings and a little body. This thing has like a 1" body. __________________ Nikki
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mjh93sa Major General 145 Rep 5,080 Posts Drives: 530d Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Gloucestershire iTrader: (0) Garage List 2012 BMW M135i [10.00] 2011 Mini Countryma ... [5.50]	Yup, yours looks more like a hawk moth of some sort. My Dad used to breed these in the garage: Attached Images __________________ Gone: Fiesta - Focus - E46 320dSE - E91 330dMSport - E82 135iMSport - R55 JCW Clubman - M135i Now: 530d
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Juggs Bavarian Motor Werks Fanatic 144 Rep 245 Posts Drives: BMW 325i sport Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Dallas iTrader: (1)	it looks like a bat
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