UM-Bot Posted October 24, 2017 #1 Share Posted October 24, 2017 This bizarre insect sports a bright red body and four hairy tentacles that protrude from its back. http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/312721/weird-tentacled-moth-freaks-out-the-internet 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Smoke aLot Posted October 24, 2017 #2 Share Posted October 24, 2017 Is this some kind of toy or what? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saru Posted October 24, 2017 #3 Share Posted October 24, 2017 1 hour ago, Sir Smoke aLot said: Is this some kind of toy or what? It's a genuine animal - look up "Creatonotos gangis" on Google. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Smoke aLot Posted October 24, 2017 #4 Share Posted October 24, 2017 I was sure it can't be real, nature is only thing which can always surprise me. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ouija ouija Posted October 24, 2017 #5 Share Posted October 24, 2017 You know me, I love all the critters but .......... I actually feel a bit sick now I've seen the photo. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarah_444 Posted October 24, 2017 #6 Share Posted October 24, 2017 At least it doesn't fly around like that though.....right? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OverSword Posted October 24, 2017 #7 Share Posted October 24, 2017 I would freak out if that thing was buzzing me the way large moths tend to if they are stuck in your house at night. It would probably turn into one of those regrettable "Oops, I burned down the house trying to kill a bug" incidents. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarah_444 Posted October 24, 2017 #8 Share Posted October 24, 2017 21 minutes ago, OverSword said: I would freak out if that thing was buzzing me the way large moths tend to if they are stuck in your house at night. It would probably turn into one of those regrettable "Oops, I burned down the house trying to kill a bug" incidents. I once had a moth flying spastically around my kitchen at night. So I figured I would turn the back porch light on, then turn off the kitchen light to divert it's attention toward the other light (and it's eventual freedom). Instead, when I turned the kitchen light out, it flew right at me and crashed its flappy wings right into my throat. If that happened with something that looks like this thing, well...never mind I don't want to even go there. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJNYC Posted October 24, 2017 #9 Share Posted October 24, 2017 I truly thought it was fake. God bless the little creature, but so glad they aren't in the US! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paperdyer Posted October 24, 2017 #10 Share Posted October 24, 2017 Interesting little critter. I never would have thought it was a moth if I ever saw one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV-426 Posted October 24, 2017 #11 Share Posted October 24, 2017 I absolutely hate moths Tentacled moths? Let's just say I'd need some clean shorts to hand 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orphalesion Posted October 24, 2017 #12 Share Posted October 24, 2017 Well of course it's harmless, it's a moth! Moths are cute and harmless. Plus, looking up the species on the net, this thing is tiny! Yeah the tentacles look kinda freaky, my guess would have been that it either has a parasite or that it somehow carries it's eggs and it's babies were hatching. Turns out it's a natural part of it's body. Nature is interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV-426 Posted October 24, 2017 #13 Share Posted October 24, 2017 2 minutes ago, Orphalesion said: Moths are cute and harmless. What!? Moths are clearly evil, flappy, demons spawned from the very bowels of hell!! I've heard some crazy statemenets on UM in my time, but "cute" moths!? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orphalesion Posted October 24, 2017 #14 Share Posted October 24, 2017 Just now, LV-426 said: What!? Moths are clearly evil, flappy, demons spawned from the very bowels of hell!! I've heard some crazy statemenets on UM in my time, but "cute" moths!? hehehe. Puh-lease? Moths are adorable: (this one likes to be petted and wants to be your friend) And some, like the Lunar Moth are gorgeous: (but yeah, everybody has stuff they don't like) 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pallidin Posted October 24, 2017 #15 Share Posted October 24, 2017 I don't care for moths.. something about their "powderiness" that makes me think they are infested with a billion nasties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klownzilla Posted October 25, 2017 #16 Share Posted October 25, 2017 I wouldn't say it's harmless. It would cause me to scream like i've been castrated and run straight into traffic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrover Posted October 25, 2017 #17 Share Posted October 25, 2017 Moths are cute, they really are. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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