Creatures, Myths & Legends

Weird 'alien-like' creature filmed in Indonesia

By T.K. Randall
July 4, 2019

Image: AI-generated (Bing AI / Dall-E 3) Hari Toae described the peculiar creature - which had a set of furry tentacle-like appendages protruding from its abdomen - as "alien-like."

"I will let it stay in my house, but only for the night," he said. "I don't want it to scare my guests away. It's not something I've ever seen before. I don't think it comes from this neighborhood."

As it turns out however, Hari's unusual visitor was in fact a harmless species of moth known as Creatonotos gangis which is typically native to Australia and south-east Asia.

The 'tentacles' are scent organs that the moth uses to produce pheromones to attract a mate.


Source: Lad Bible

Tags: Creature, Moth