tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post5970602459683523367..comments2024-03-09T12:55:58.499+08:00Comments on My Nice Garden: Atlas Moth (Attacus atlas) The Largest in the World? PBF Part 5 - Wordless WednesdayAutumn Bellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-75199061150387021732011-08-24T16:59:18.274+08:002011-08-24T16:59:18.274+08:00Jacqueline, yes, both of us certainly enjoy the be...Jacqueline, yes, both of us certainly enjoy the beauty of God's creation.<br /><br />Ker Ai Choo, thank you very much for the encouraging words! You always welcome at MNG.Autumn Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-50925401614765741262011-08-24T13:41:58.089+08:002011-08-24T13:41:58.089+08:00hi Autumn Belle,
love your post very much
Keep it...hi Autumn Belle,<br /><br />love your post very much<br />Keep it up ya<br />cheers!!!Ker Ai Choonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-13358261254606386642011-08-23T14:11:29.373+08:002011-08-23T14:11:29.373+08:00Thank you so much for notifying me of this awesome...Thank you so much for notifying me of this awesome mating image. Never knew that their bodies are beautifully designed too. Great update, A. Belle!Jacquelinehttp://www.jaycjayc.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-71482856312663494372011-08-22T09:35:48.278+08:002011-08-22T09:35:48.278+08:00Jacqueline, thank you very much for the link!
Jam...Jacqueline, thank you very much for the link!<br /><br />James, as stated in the info displayed in PBF and in wikipedia, they do not eat!Autumn Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-35464936264177458802011-04-15T16:11:05.768+08:002011-04-15T16:11:05.768+08:00This truly a very beautiful looking moth. I wonder...This truly a very beautiful looking moth. I wonder when you mention that they do not have a mouth - do they still drink nectar? Or simply just continue to live by the fat and die after laying eggs - like the some insects do.<br /><br />Its a good thing that they are not driven to extinction by hunting, etc.James Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01423981835876393119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-46142045928645978212011-03-25T00:49:04.932+08:002011-03-25T00:49:04.932+08:00What a beauty! Thanks for sharing pics and info on...What a beauty! Thanks for sharing pics and info on it. We had one that visited us many moons ago and we were truly enthralled then. Traced back my article on it @ http://www.jaycjayc.com/attacus-atlas-moth/ specially for you, my dear friend!Jacquelinehttp://www.jaycjayc.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-88765242636073520372011-03-13T10:03:00.144+08:002011-03-13T10:03:00.144+08:00Kanak, the first moth was perched quite high on th...Kanak, the first moth was perched quite high on the tree while the second one, on the wall, like spiderman! I wonder how it can get a good grip on the wall.<br /><br />Vilt, yeah, this moth looks like a big brown butterfly.<br /><br />Tracy, thanks for your wonderful story. I learnt something new today.<br /><br />Ayie, maybe this moth looks like a furry furry monarch.Autumn Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-50929459467021109582011-03-12T15:23:03.552+08:002011-03-12T15:23:03.552+08:00almost like a monarch butterfly
happy weekend!almost like a monarch butterfly<br /><br />happy weekend!Ayiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04210270230117772912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-22400667763604158112011-03-12T13:17:13.001+08:002011-03-12T13:17:13.001+08:00beautiful photos and great info. thanks for sharin...beautiful photos and great info. thanks for sharing. i don't know if we have those here (in Thailand) but i would love to see one. i think moths are so beautiful. the word for moth in Thai literally means "shirt ghost of night" so i think the Thai people probably also believe (like the Chinese) that they are ghosts...tracyhttp://www.sciencewithme.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-90216973015545690792011-03-12T04:49:07.686+08:002011-03-12T04:49:07.686+08:00Heisann!
Amazing, unbelievable...never seen such ...Heisann!<br /><br />Amazing, unbelievable...never seen such a butterfly before or isn't it?!<br />Have a nice weekend ;:OD)Vilt og vakkerthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00688296268646190784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-16545434349414074642011-03-11T21:03:53.079+08:002011-03-11T21:03:53.079+08:00That's huge...and very beautiful! I also have...That's huge...and very beautiful! I also have that creepy feeling about moths. Can't understand why. Maybe it's because most of them fly at night. It's a treat to come and see your pictures, Autumn Belle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-70302573260189443152011-03-11T19:00:50.510+08:002011-03-11T19:00:50.510+08:00Bananaz, yes, nature is awesome!
Bom, the width o...Bananaz, yes, nature is awesome!<br /><br />Bom, the width of this moth spans the whole of my palm!Autumn Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-40250708950388495462011-03-11T13:32:06.011+08:002011-03-11T13:32:06.011+08:00I don't think we have moths that big. I would...I don't think we have moths that big. I wouldn't want one to land on my back at night. Ancestor or not.Bomhttp://www.plantchaser.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-77298795074286558942011-03-11T12:43:02.085+08:002011-03-11T12:43:02.085+08:00Yeah the snake head..that's the first thing I ...Yeah the snake head..that's the first thing I saw was the eye and could not figure out why seeing an eye thought its a caterpillar until I read further. That's the beauty of nature to have 'self protection'. Great post with full details and pixz. tQஇ Baŋäŋaz இhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03759912732442771311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-5773301195337358952011-03-10T21:26:00.308+08:002011-03-10T21:26:00.308+08:00Oh, Andrea, caterpillar poo-poo like coffee beans?...Oh, Andrea, caterpillar poo-poo like coffee beans? Now, my nescafe may taste a bit different. About your mom and dad, I also smile when you recall back about their adult games, like us children's play catch? I have not seen an Atlas moth yet. If I do, I'll take pictures and video!<br /><br />Rainfield, do you think the reincarnation start from the caterpillar or moth stage? Moths undergo metamorphosis. Reincarnation in humans is after death. Oh dear, oh dear, Anonymous has started this topic! Now I still don't know WHO??? is anonymous. Very very eerie. Next time, I must delete all anonymous comments.Autumn Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-56131396565103802352011-03-10T18:30:46.320+08:002011-03-10T18:30:46.320+08:00You have started a story from a moth to reincarnat...You have started a story from a moth to reincarnation.<br /><br />Why not let the story to continue?rainfield61https://www.blogger.com/profile/01334864123466123667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-3347825109679265532011-03-10T18:18:13.326+08:002011-03-10T18:18:13.326+08:00I'm here again, i am not afraid of the moth, w...I'm here again, i am not afraid of the moth, we actually like it. We are afraid of the very big catterpillars with stiffly looking protrusions. And their poos are as big as coffee beans, haha! The ground beneath the soursoup or santol tree is carpeted with larvae's excreta, and we cant even go near it. Yes, we are also told not to touch the adult because the scales ('bulo') might blind us. You will laugh more if i tell you that my mother almost cried because of fright, and he was angry with my father, who is naughty. He knows my mother is afraid of caterpillars.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044386271018560595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-6032798379133122532011-03-10T18:02:30.272+08:002011-03-10T18:02:30.272+08:00Giga translated text: It is a fact that it is big ...Giga translated text: It is a fact that it is big and pretty. I'm not afraid.Autumn Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-52700546794324948082011-03-10T17:56:11.417+08:002011-03-10T17:56:11.417+08:00Andrea, I like your childhood story very much. It ...Andrea, I like your childhood story very much. It makes me laugh and think back about old times. I can't blame your mom for screaming in fright. When a big moth flew into our village home, I was scared too. My grandma told me not to touch their wings because the powder from the wings are poisonous and will blind us! Now we know that the powder is actually the butterflies scales. I also have this eerie feeling whenever I see a moth, as though some kind of omen. Now, that I know about their life cycle and characteristics after reading the displayed posters, I still have this creepy feeling. I mean, something that doesn't eat and dies after reproduction sounds so strange. Then, they are inactive in the day and comes out at night - this reminds me of dracula. Luckily they don't eat/suck/sting me!Autumn Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-16795521250988768352011-03-10T16:54:53.848+08:002011-03-10T16:54:53.848+08:00It is good you put the video there, so more inform...It is good you put the video there, so more informative for other readers. Though it is not for me because i am very familiar with this moth. When we were young we have plenty of the larvae on custard apple or soursoup, and i am also afraid of them because they are as big as your thumb but double the length. It really looks scary. They finish the leaves of the tree in a few days. We cant touch it, but my father can. Once he brought one and showed it to my mother abruptly and so close to her face, she was so scared and run so fast while shouting! These days we seldom see these larvae anymore, maybe because lesser food. However, my niece told me once that an adult moth was trapped in the house one night. I hope they are still in our vicinity so they wont be depleted.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06044386271018560595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-11281681529387027352011-03-10T13:01:19.633+08:002011-03-10T13:01:19.633+08:00Diana, maybe we can call it a double headed snake ...Diana, maybe we can call it a double headed snake wing-tipped butterfly-moth? Oh dear, I'm having grammar problems already.<br /><br />One, if the souls of the ancestors are reincarnated as moths,and if 2-way communication is possible, maybe we can make contact with realm of the netherworld.Autumn Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-87845411384059607442011-03-10T09:48:31.094+08:002011-03-10T09:48:31.094+08:00I've heard moths and butterflies being those t...I've heard moths and butterflies being those that have recently passed on. Remember the Indy book? She is one of the believers. I see them so often, I must have countless of ancestors.Onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12919719601969345138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-28247907162510079532011-03-10T08:34:50.238+08:002011-03-10T08:34:50.238+08:00It looks like a butterfly.It looks like a butterfly.Malay-Kadazan girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09692400837667241873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-49326479105793517362011-03-10T05:47:24.574+08:002011-03-10T05:47:24.574+08:00Tootsie, Masha, Giga, Happy Morning! I haven't...Tootsie, Masha, Giga, Happy Morning! I haven't met someone who loves moth yet.<br /><br />Some additional info about this moth:<br />1. Also known as Hercules Moth. <br /><br />2. The snake head at the tip of its forewings has an artificial eye. Birds who may want to eat will be scared-off when they suddenly see a snake which is their enemy!<br /><br />3. There are patterns on the moth which make it look like a butterfly.<br /><br />4. Its cocoon resemble a fruit hanging from a tree but you can't eat it!<br /><br />5. This moth won't bite us because it has no mouth!<br /><br />6. Moths are beneficial nocturnal creatures that pollinate night blooming flowers.Autumn Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00818422090556602092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1660561043857404056.post-69645797500377653812011-03-10T02:14:11.801+08:002011-03-10T02:14:11.801+08:00Jest duża i ładna, to fakt, ale chyba bym się jej ...Jest duża i ładna, to fakt, ale chyba bym się jej nie bała. PozdrawiamGigahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08706670738884178087noreply@blogger.com