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Category: Moth • Photography • insect
Posted on: June 9, 2008 11:41 AM, by ableiman
Time once again for some of Igor Siwanowicz's spectacular insect photography. We've brought you his mantis photos in the past (#1 , #2, and #3) so we decided to switch it up and take a look at some of his moths. Unfortunately Igor doesn't tell us which species we are looking at, but maybe some of our entomologically inclined readers will chime in.
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This last one might be a butterfly, but that's a killer proboscis...
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Isn't the third one down a member of Electric Mayhem?
Posted by: Eliza | June 9, 2008 1:30 PM
Yes, that's Dr. Proboscis.
Posted by: Jives | June 9, 2008 2:23 PM
Stunning photography. Absolutely stunning.
Posted by: Eric | June 9, 2008 3:14 PM
Those pictures are absolutely AMAZING. Wowie wow wow. I had to scroll back and look again, a few more times...the detail is just that jaw-dropping.
Posted by: Beadfreak | June 9, 2008 3:32 PM
These are great! Number two should be called the Wooly Mammoth Moth.
Posted by: Kent | June 9, 2008 4:55 PM
Amazing!
Posted by: ym | June 10, 2008 6:34 PM
one time an old friend, her mom, and I were watching a sci-fi movie called Mansquito.
Her mom, in the middle of the movie, asked "Is that your proboscis or are you just happy to see me?"
Funniest thing I've ever heard a mom say. :D
Posted by: y | June 11, 2008 1:53 AM
Utterly incredible pics! Wow!
Funny to think that there must be teeny little creatures that DO see these guys as huge colourful monsters...
Posted by: Puddock | June 13, 2008 3:16 AM
They're so fuzzy! I'd go hug a moth but I'm sure it wouldn't end well.
Posted by: Zelly | June 13, 2008 8:48 AM