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The adorable Venezuelan poodle moth was discovered & photographed in 2009 by Dr. Arthur Anker. It’s supposedly the only sighting of this critter, but insects are small & Earth is big. So imagine the diversity of species we haven’t found yet…
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Michael Gemar
Michael Gemar
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If there has only been one sighting, is it possible this individual was a mutation?
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🎓 Dr. Freemo :jpf: 🇳🇱
🎓 Dr. Freemo :jpf: 🇳🇱
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What really amazes me is how species can exist and have no problem finding eachother to mate.. yet the whole human race can go 100 yyears and not document even one of them.... Thats the cool part, that the earth can be so big and yet they still find eachother.
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lesighlepurr
lesighlepurr
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Awwww! I love this to be true and that dr. Arthur Anker has never heard of AI generated photos! ;)
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Ursa
Ursa
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I'm not 100% convinced this isn't a still of young Mothra from a Godzilla movie.
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Juleselt
Juleselt
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Poodle?! More like a winged version of a gremlin! Remember; do not feed it after midnight or get it wet!
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DuAGwyrdd
DuAGwyrdd
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how'd you like to be moth sized and then you come up on this dude. It'd be so weird
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Menno
Menno
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Are we sure it's not just a regular mouth who identifies as a poodle? 😉
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Albert Cardona
Albert Cardona
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The Venezuelan poodle moth is a beautiful animal. There was an article back in 2012 in #TheAtlantic https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2012/08/venezuelan-poodle-moth-internets-favorite-real-life-pokemon-tk/324111/ that traced the story and found out that it was real and not an internet fake.

The source of the photo for the Venezuelan poodle moth: https://www.flickr.com/photos/artour_a/4207478815/in/album-72157603542118616/

That album by Arthur Anker contains many more photos of extraordinary neotropical moths https://www.flickr.com/photos/artour_a/albums/72157603542118616/with/3947813697/ plus a few other insects.

The photos are simply out of this world. Here are a couple of my favourites:

Amastus epicostosia - aposematic tiger moth https://www.flickr.com/photos/artour_a/257883479/in/album-72157603542118616/

"Bolognese caterpillar" of a moth (Megalopyge sp.) from Ecuador https://www.flickr.com/photos/artour_a/504052852/in/album-72157603542118616/

Photos by Arthur Anker.

#moths #Lepidoptera #insects #entomology #PoodleMoth #ArthurAnker #caterpillar

Amastus epicostosia - aposematic tiger moth. Seen in profile on a rock with some moss, the moth has a bright red dorsal side of the abdomen with a few white circles lined by a black line. The thorax has a white and a black line running parallel to each other. Antennae and legs are dark, nearly black. To the top left there's an insect from dorsal view.
"Bolognese caterpillar" of a moth (Megalopyge sp) from Ecuador. Shows a very woolly caterpillar with a yellow long mane in the anterior segments and white fur-like cover of all other segments, laying on a leaf.

"Bolognese caterpillar" of a moth (Megalopyge sp) from Ecuador

a caterpillar of a megalopygid moth, Megalopyge sp
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#insects #entomology #moths #lepidoptera #caterpillar #arthuranker #poodlemoth #theatlantic
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Kent Borg
Kent Borg
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Only been seen once? By only one person? Looks that bizarre? Might be the Loch Ness Moth…
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Pete Clark 🍻
Pete Clark 🍻
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this is quite clearly a visitor from another planet. 🚀👽🪐
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Rémi
Rémi
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On me la fait pas à moi ! C'est Aéromite from Pokémon, mais par Midjourney v 1.0

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