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One of God's creatures
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 7:23 am
by grammiequilts
I had a visitor today sitting right at my front door. Now I am not a bug fancier but this guy was just too beautiful not to notice. He is called a Luna Moth and thought to be on the endangered species list. We don't use any chemicals around our place so I hope that is why he is hanging around By the way he was about 3 to 4 inched accross
Re: One of God's creatures
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 7:41 am
by FarmChick
How stunning!!! I have seen three of them, and I'm always amazed. They are huge and so beautiful. Thank you for sharing!
Re: One of God's creatures
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 7:53 am
by Oasis
Wow, it is a beauty!! I'll have to pay closer attention to the bug world. Thanks for sharing.
Re: One of God's creatures
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 9:57 am
by BamaGirl
We have them here too-- and you're right, they're beautiful and really big! I love to see them!
Re: One of God's creatures
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 11:06 am
by Ittybittygma
Beautiful! What a pretty shade of green for a bug. I saw something similar a few summers ago when we worked just south of Overland Park, KS. I thought it was a green butterfly. Never could find one like it on line. Didn't think about it being a moth. I watched it for a long time before it finally flew away.
The RV park where we worked that year was on the Ks-MO border and we were 7 miles from the nearest town (Lewisburg, KS). Right across the road was a wildlife preserve with lots of wildflowers, grain, trees, sort of swampy water and a creek for lots of wildlife.
We had a pond on the property where we worked and it was constantly surrounded by dragonflies and butterflies along with various species of birds, etc. The pond had geese, ducks, turtles, frogs, etc along with the fish. I had a wonderful summer exploring the wildlife in the area. And the sunsets were gorgeous in that area. No bldgs in the way. I even got to see fall colors that year since we winter over in the SW each yr and travel to new places each summer.
Thanks for sharing a wonderful pic. We all need to not only stop and smell the roses but also look closely at the bugs, etc around us.
Hugs and God's blessings on all our creatures, Shirley Mae
Re: One of God's creatures
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 1:06 pm
by DouceFleur1
WOW! it's beautiful! Judy, thanks for sharing!
Re: One of God's creatures
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 2:18 pm
by Marilynsgrammy
very cool... I like his little tails...
Chriss
Re: One of God's creatures
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 2:25 pm
by lorettav
WOW! I've never seen one. Thanks for showing.
Re: One of God's creatures
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 2:36 pm
by Cathy32078
WOW! I have never seen one like it before. It is beautiful. Will be on the look out now. Thank You for sharing with us.
Hugs
Re: One of God's creatures
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2009 2:41 pm
by luv_2quilt60
wow..isnt he beautiful!