Mysticmothworld - Moths Are Cool

to a flame

be careful, little moth of the gleaming light

be wary, little moth of blinding your sight

be cautious, little moth of the warmth so bright

be mindful, little moth of which you cannot fight

stay distant, little moth from the fire burning bright

helllooo

whats your favourite moth?

I can't really answer with any of my top 3 bc they'd reveal the approximate region i live in :(

They're all moths ive seen personally while mothing or that just turned up one day. On a sidenote i recommend mothing and familiarizing yourself with the moths in your region to anyone who likes moths. maybe I'll make a post with some tips!! Cuz it can help a lot with the monotony of seeing the same (normally saturniid) moths on the internet over and over

Anyways the subfamily my favourite moth is from is arctiinae (tiger moths, and other moths like wasp moths)

Some tiger moths:

And yeah!! Some fun facts:

Did u know some arctiinae moths release poisonous froth from a gland close to their eyes to protect themselves?? They're called frother moths :)

Some tiger moths can hear bats' ultrasonic echolocation sounds, and reply with their own sounds. Although it was first believed this acted like sonar jamming, we now know that for some species it's acoustic aposematism (aka the audio version of bright warning colours). And for some it's both!!

Isabella tiger moth caterpillars can overwinter mild below zero (in celsius) temperatures because they produce antifreeze

Articles about acoustic aposematism and acoustic mimicry (if you're interested):

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Eucraera gemmata - Mpanga forest, Uganda by Frank Deschandol

Look at this magnificent fluffy beast. May your year be blessed with all the soft flying kittens (aka moths) that you need <3

My url is so long this might take a while ;-;

Murder on the dancefloor (sophie ellis-bextor) (ye one of my friends convinced me to watch saltburn by telling me it was gay :/)

Your teeth (peach pit)

Summer wine (nancy sinatra and lee hazlewood)

Tunnel of you (cannons)

Im autistic (i dont get social cues) by BJ connolly

Cold (tears for fears)

Mortal projections (djo)

Only a fool would say that (steely dan)

The moth (remastered) by bobby woods and les deaux love orchestra

Honey (drugdealer and weyes blood)

Wet dream (wet leg) (its good i promise just dont listen without headphones)

On the back burner (the reytons)

Runner (djo)

Laid (james) (also use headphones)

Down to the waterline (dire straits)

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And anyone else i left out due to the tag limit tbh

Rules: pick a song for each letter of your URL and tag that many people.

Tagged by @sailforvalinor, and thank you this looks like fun!

Remember and Proclaim (Andrew Peterson)

All I Ask of You (Jackie Evancho)

Innocence (Nathan Wagner)

Níl Sé'n Lá (Celtic Woman)

I Still Need a Savior (Billy Sprague)

No Strings (Ed Sheeran)

Take Me Back Road (Tim & the Glory Boys)

How Great is Our God (Chris Tomlin)

Everything Sad is Coming Untrue (Jason Grey)

El-Shaddai (Amy Grant)

Voice of Truth (Casting Crowns)

Endlessly (Amaranthe)

Not Alone (Red)

I'm an Open Road (Paul Brandt)

Never Leave Your Side (Sam Tinnesz)

Good to Be Alive (Skillet)

Hoo boy, can I think of sixteen people?

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