I'm wondering when feebsicle is going to reappear and confirm/deny whether the brown moth picture is the one he/she saw. I think it's a pretty good match for the picture he/she drew.

Hi Creeper :-)

I will never mock you, and I'm sorry you feel someone was mocking you on this forum. This goes on a lot on this forum.

Creeper, can you tell me if other people have seen mermaids? Also, I'd like to hear more about your encounter. Can you tell me where the post is located?

Thank you.

~ Isis

Hi Feebsicle, and Welcome to UM. :-)

Thank you for sharing that very interesting encounter. The first time I saw a dragonfly up close was in high school. One had died and was lieing on the pavement. I was amazed at how huge this thing was. It was blue and purple and black.

Feebsicle, can you tell me if the dragonfly had one pair of wings or two? You said they were batlike but I'm wondering if there were just two wings that you saw on the dragonfly.

~ Isis

this is dragonfly, took that pic myself. interesting fact. dragonfly's wing skeleton is inflatable

Hi InsertWittyNameHere :-)

No, this forum does not abound with politeness, unfortunately.

~ Isis

You really think that? I can't imagine what other forums you would have been on then.

I think we are all polite. We just call them how we see them.

Not all of us are polite..but we are civil. I think you would agree that the ones who are out-n-out rude and insulting are the ones who don't post here on the regular.....the regulars just(like Eric said) call it like they see it IMHO.

I want a pink little dragon.

Give it to me now.

I'd LOVE to see the pic!

I'm not making anything up. Sure my drawing doesn't look exactly like what I saw, I don't have it right in front of me for reference. I'm only coming up with an image from memory. I don't see why its such a big deal anyways, or why you would assume I might be making this up. It could be any type of animal or insect that I just don't know about. Posting my story makes for a good topic of discussion as well as for people to post what THEY think it might be that I saw. And if you read through my story carefully, like many of you have NOT, I never once said that it was a dragon. I only said that it had features that resembled what I could only explain as dragon-like.

there have been a few people that claim to have had a similar experience. so why don't you lay off the nay saying. or do you do that for attention?

wow! you know, that is the closest thing that has been posted to what I remember it looking like. It could have been that mantis-mimic moth, but also holding a brown leaf or something to elongate it a bit more. I do remember seeing more of a thicker body, but memory plays tricks. it is also missing the curly things I remember it having...do these moths have feelers that just aren't apparent in this photo? I am not going to say that this is what it was, but it is so far the closest. It also goes to show how horrible I am at drawing pictures from memory. haha




joking?

Since the OPer now states it "could have been a moth", had anyone checked if this type of mantis mimic ranges in the same area the "creature" was sighted? It certainly has a "dragonish" look about it save for the lack of a tail.

I know of know ancient myths regarding tiny, dragon-like creatures, but as more and more people decide to "like" the concept of dragons, modern "mythology", (fantasy novels) have created numerous species of tiny to cat size "loveable" dragonettes for people to fantasize having as pets. With this idea in peoples' heads, a bug could become a tiny dragon if the viewer wants it to be one bad enough, just as a Manateee can become a Mermaid to a sex-starved sailor.

I believe it very much could be that mantis-mimic moth that was posted a little earlier. So far, that is the closest to what I remember it looking like. It could've been holding some kind of leaf or something as well. memory plays tricks on the mind, so I am not saying anything is 100% sure. I'm not even claiming that my memory of the thing is 100% either. But it is very plausible if mantis moth could very much have been the culprit.

I don't know if they live in BC, but insects traveling to other parts of the world via importing and exporting goods could've done it.

Thanks, but I think it is more likely to have been some sort of insect. This is a great idea though, BC does have a species of bat. Infant bat though...I'm not so sure they would be flying around on their own in broad daylight.

I don't see what my age has to do with any of this

Sorry Feebsicle, but what a coincidence. When I started writing the previous post, yours was not posted yet, but the question remains, do these dragon-like moths live in your area? If so, that would certainly "clinch it", and nice to see you were not hallucinating!

I don't know where this "thread rumour" started...but I never said this thing breathed fire!
It is a good point you make though, that it could've been some kind of mutated thing.

I don't remember how many pairs of wings it had...
The reason why I'm driving myself away from the prospect of it being a dragonfly though, is because I am very familiar with the characteristics of the dragonfly. Growing up in a heavily forested area with lakes, I was exposed to plentifuls of dragonflies and even had one as a pet once. This definately was not one of those. But someone posted a picture of a mantis-mimic moth, and I think that is what it could have been. It's the closest so far.

I don't know if they live in that area...(I don't live there anymore btw) buuuut like I said, it is well known for insects, mostly spiders and moths, to have traveled to different parts of the world via imports and exports of goods. There are alot of possibilities, and we could've solved the case of the dragon here!

Ok everyone
I found that the Mantis-Mimic moth is Indonesian. I can't seem to find any other info on this (kudos to elledee for finding this!!! it must've taken you alot of digging?) moth. But like I said in a few posts, the transfer of insects is not uncommon in the trading of goods to and from different places of the world. So, it still could be something that is plausible!

I'm not going to say that this is exactly what it is that I saw. But so far it is the closest. If anyone finds anything else that could be a match to my story though, please share it! And if anyone feels they need to share any similar experiences, I'd love to hear them

Hopefully, this brings you a BIT of closure. A Mantis-Mimic Moth, eh? Never heard of it before, but now that I've seen it, I'm SURE that I don't want to see another......ugly little bugger.

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