discussion Another werid moth

[boatman]

HI ALL have today while we were sittin out in the sun i saw another weird sort of moth i think it was dint get pic of it but it looked like a moth but black in overall colour but it had dead straight red leading edges on it wings an two red dots on the bottom of the wings anyone know what it was ?
chrisb

 

[Mark1]

Cinnabar moth

 

[boatman]

YES Mark thats it are they good or bad ? as ive never seen one of these before
chrisb

 

[Gary MacKenzie]

https://butterfly-conservation.org/moths/cinnabar

 

[boatman]

CHEERS Gary for that info but in all my yrs of walkin out an about this is the first time ive seen it

chrisb

 

[Lee W]

Kill it! Hate them and those 8 legged freaks! :astonished:
My my what a bizarre image of dust you have there and you say it flies?! :smiling5:

 

[Tim Marlow]

Kill it! Hate them and those 8 legged freaks! :astonished:
My my what a bizarre image of dust you have there and you say it flies?! :smiling5:

It’s only got six legs…….it’s the two legged freaks you’ve got to worry about….

 

[Mini Me]

It's a freakin' Alien Chris....shape shift'n planet hopper...prolly morphs into a killer wasp when you're not lookin' !!!:tongue-out3: :tears-of-joy: :tears-of-joy:

 

[rtfoe]

The Chinese believe it's a reincarnation of an ancestor that has come to visit so we leave it alone unless the cats get it first.

Cheers,
Wabble

 

[Lee W]

It’s only got six legs…….it’s the two legged freaks you’ve got to worry about….

Moths and spiders... all need to be squished! Hate, hate 'em with a vengeance!
Moths... why come out at night?! It's not there's not enough light during the day is there! "I know, now its dark, I'll home in on that lonesome little bedside lamp for light and warmth..." DIE DUST DART!!

 

[Tim Marlow]

Poor little buggers only home in on your lights because they are trying to get back into the dark…..they have eyes tuned to work at night so they can feed in safety. The darker it is, the better the protection from predators they get. Trouble is, an electric light puts out more photons than their eyes can cope with, and the eye nerves shut down. They therefore “see” the light source as a black hole and try to use it to get to a darker, and therefore safer, place….. In effect, our night lights are torturing them with promise of food and safety that it will never deliver :disappointed2:
Spiders, on the other hand, are totally alien and not of this world…..they just don’t move right……

 

[Lee W]

Poor little buggers only home in on your lights because they are trying to get back into the dark…..they have eyes tuned to work at night so they can feed in safety. The darker it is, the better the protection from predators they get. Trouble is, an electric light puts out more photons than their eyes can cope with, and the eye nerves shut down. They therefore “see” the light source as a black hole and try to use it to get to a darker, and therefore safer, place….. In effect, our night lights are torturing them with promise of food and safety that it will never deliver :disappointed2:
Spiders, on the other hand, are totally alien and not of this world…..they just don’t move right……

So in a round about way...
Moths are pointless
Spiders are freaky
Sorted, kill 'em! :smiling5:

 

[Guest]

The Chinese believe it's a reincarnation of an ancestor that has come to visit so we leave it alone unless the cats get it first.

Cheers,
Wabble

When I die, I am coming back as a lesser spotted Pigeon, then I can spot all thos that have s.... on me and get my own back.. plus all the benefits of being a pigeon - look out lady pigeons.....:tongue-out3:

 

[Guest]

Poor little buggers only home in on your lights because they are trying to get back into the dark…..they have eyes tuned to work at night so they can feed in safety. The darker it is, the better the protection from predators they get. Trouble is, an electric light puts out more photons than their eyes can cope with, and the eye nerves shut down. They therefore “see” the light source as a black hole and try to use it to get to a darker, and therefore safer, place….. In effect, our night lights are torturing them with promise of food and safety that it will never deliver :disappointed2:
Spiders, on the other hand, are totally alien and not of this world…..they just don’t move right……

Wow!!! Look out Attenborough, Tim is the new Sir Dave.....

 

[Guest]

It's a freakin' Alien Chris....shape shift'n planet hopper...prolly morphs into a killer wasp when you're not lookin' !!!:tongue-out3: :tears-of-joy: :tears-of-joy:

Been at the wrong 'medicine' again Rick, I warned you about those Mushrooms.....:upside:

 

[Tim Marlow]

Wow!!! Look out Attenborough, Tim is the new Sir Dave.....

Nah, part of my biology degree course thirty odd years ago…..these days I only remember the easier bits…..I’ll take the knighthood though…..

 

[Tim Marlow]

So in a round about way...
Moths are pointless
Spiders are freaky
Sorted, kill 'em! :smiling5:

Moths aren’t pointless….without moths we wouldn’t have bats……and who doesn’t like a cute little mouse with wings…..

 

[Lee W]

Moths aren’t pointless….without moths we wouldn’t have bats……and who doesn’t like a cute little mouse with wings…..

Yes agreed, they are cute but moths... nope!

 

[Dave Ward]

Moths, spiders - they don't bother me - what I do hate with a passion is the daddy longlegs flies! They blunder about, fly into you & generally p*ss you off! If one comes into the room I have to immediately dispose of it.......
Dave

 

[Dave Ward]

without moths we wouldn’t have bats

Or Silk - what would I do without my bespoke silk shirts? :rolling:
Dave