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Description these are the two newest additions to my collection. two polyphemus moths, a male (on the left) and a female (on the right)

in person they have stunning, vibrant pink stripes on their wings, they are absolutely beautiful moths.

the female is about 5.5 inches across (her wings arent fully spread) and the male is a little under that. they are the biggest moths i have in my collection right now ^_^

i also found a cecropia moth but shes a little bit smashed up. e_e;

anywhoo. i really like this photo XD <3

HOLY CRAP WUT. DD!??!?! WUT. holy shit. thank you everyone<3 thanks to *sandraen ~BassOvercast and ^Shalora
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Comments: 324

LucyNoDanna [2010-08-02 21:44:47 +0000 UTC]

Wah <3

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Mik2mei [2010-08-02 21:38:38 +0000 UTC]

this is really beautiful

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Overcast-Sailor [2010-08-02 21:32:42 +0000 UTC]

Aww! They are so pretty!!
(I also envy the camera you used, I want a Canon....)

Lovely!

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Tay-Neon-Rose In reply to ??? [2010-08-02 21:15:42 +0000 UTC]

Simply beautiful! I have a lot of these types of moths around my house. I love to watch them.
This is a must fav!

Great job!

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almudena-art In reply to ??? [2010-08-02 21:09:18 +0000 UTC]

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the-bubblefish [2010-08-02 20:50:49 +0000 UTC]

this is beautiful. sad, but beautiful. have you heard the native american legend about why moths have no vibrant colors in their wings? :3

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xd310nx In reply to the-bubblefish [2010-08-02 22:49:25 +0000 UTC]

I'd love to know why.

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the-bubblefish In reply to xd310nx [2010-08-03 00:31:35 +0000 UTC]

yay! it started when one day the heavens started raining the tears of the sky spirits; the moths decided to gather their kindred the butterflies and suggest that they all combine their colors from their wings to give the spirits a beautiful rainbow to stop their tears. this way, all of them could keep some of their color. however, the butterflies were too vain, and they refused to contribute to the rainbow. the moths, disappointed but determined, gathered together and sacrificed all the color on their wings to create the most wonderful rainbow for the spirits, and the spirits, seeing this, stopped their tears and the skies cleared to a beautiful blue once more. :]

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xd310nx In reply to the-bubblefish [2010-08-03 00:39:22 +0000 UTC]

It's a very interesting story! Thanks for sharking!

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the-bubblefish In reply to xd310nx [2010-08-03 01:09:00 +0000 UTC]

my pleasure!

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LadyTime11 [2010-08-02 20:36:11 +0000 UTC]

I love that picture congrat.^^

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BeatriceBaudelaire [2010-08-02 20:29:25 +0000 UTC]

it' so sad, so romantic, so beautiful.

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zaishe5757 [2010-08-02 20:24:38 +0000 UTC]

this is so magical

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PoeticTragedyxo [2010-08-02 20:21:42 +0000 UTC]

This reminds me of the beginning of Corpse Bride.

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Eschtaaa In reply to ??? [2010-08-02 20:06:43 +0000 UTC]

beautiful

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sunbarzz6 In reply to ??? [2010-08-02 19:58:10 +0000 UTC]

Just want to say that i realy like it (so i add it to my Fav)
The color , the background ... it matches al together, but you already know that ofcorse x')

-Sunbar.

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Gedankenwald [2010-08-02 19:33:23 +0000 UTC]

fuckin' great... colours and everything...

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KennethJensen [2010-08-02 19:32:04 +0000 UTC]

Brilliant idea and awesome execution. I have no words...

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littleunbeautiful [2010-08-02 18:51:20 +0000 UTC]

It's beautiful. When I first looked at it I thought it was just one, but once you look at it for a moment you realize it's two, and it's fantastic. I love it

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Phat-Rat [2010-08-02 18:47:35 +0000 UTC]

beautiful! Moth never looked so beautiful

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MeganKearin In reply to Phat-Rat [2010-08-02 20:12:17 +0000 UTC]

How about when they were alive?

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Phat-Rat In reply to MeganKearin [2010-08-02 22:46:23 +0000 UTC]

eee, im kind of wigged out by some buggies... so i say they look prettier when they're dead, because they aren't twitching anymore! hahah

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MeganKearin In reply to Phat-Rat [2010-08-03 11:29:47 +0000 UTC]

Such a shame, insects are really fascinating and beautiful.

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Phat-Rat In reply to MeganKearin [2010-08-06 19:35:39 +0000 UTC]

XD well, I will eventually get over my darling fear of insects one of these days

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MeganKearin In reply to Phat-Rat [2010-08-07 10:11:19 +0000 UTC]

Good luck

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Phat-Rat In reply to MeganKearin [2010-08-08 16:05:56 +0000 UTC]

thanks

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MeganKearin In reply to Phat-Rat [2010-08-08 17:06:05 +0000 UTC]

pleasure

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Cinnamud In reply to MeganKearin [2010-08-02 21:40:22 +0000 UTC]

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ALittleMind [2010-08-02 18:33:41 +0000 UTC]

So beautiful. In the thumbnail, I thought it was just one moth, but when I really looked at it, i was just wowed.

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Frame-France [2010-08-02 18:29:48 +0000 UTC]

I love these moths so much! When I was kid I found a sluggish one at school one day and smuggled it home in my lunchbox so that I could observe it before it died. Morbid I suppose, but it was so lovely, I couldn't resist! This is a really nice photo of the two sexes together.

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GiuliettaMiruku [2010-08-02 18:22:53 +0000 UTC]

wonderful..

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benizart [2010-08-02 18:03:46 +0000 UTC]

amazing shot! very cool ^-^

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mattconnect [2010-08-02 17:50:00 +0000 UTC]

Its a great composition!! Did they land there naturally?

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AbysmalSerygala [2010-08-02 17:32:26 +0000 UTC]

Perfect!

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katherinewright [2010-08-02 17:12:34 +0000 UTC]

this is amazing. i love moths and these two are beautiful!

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artzgurl24 In reply to ??? [2010-08-02 17:08:53 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful!

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darklittle1 In reply to ??? [2010-08-02 16:50:09 +0000 UTC]

Wow one of these were dragged in by my cat. We saved it and put it outside. but we had no I dea what kind of moth it was. They really are pretty xD I always love the look of a moths antannae You did an awesome job on this photo it rules xD

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hanabistarx In reply to ??? [2010-08-02 16:43:01 +0000 UTC]

love it, it's gorgeous. :3

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reckIess In reply to ??? [2010-08-02 16:27:22 +0000 UTC]

Awesome and beautiful!

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UrHellaIgnant [2010-08-02 16:26:47 +0000 UTC]

beautiful shot. i love the textures and lighting!

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UrHellaIgnant [2010-08-02 16:26:47 +0000 UTC]

beautiful shot. i love the textures and lighting!

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elfkitty11 [2010-08-02 16:22:51 +0000 UTC]

wow, this is very good structure, u used a very good postioning-I LOVE IT!

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E-Dantes In reply to ??? [2010-08-02 16:08:57 +0000 UTC]

Eeeeew!! The photo is beautiful and the moths cute but I'd scream and run like crazy if I see them next to me

They're death, right?

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Bloggertom [2010-08-02 16:05:49 +0000 UTC]

the photo really comes together nicely, the embroidered background accentuating the pattern on the moths.

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aquachaos [2010-08-02 15:49:06 +0000 UTC]

really beautiful, but also sad...

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straw-hat-luffette [2010-08-02 15:46:31 +0000 UTC]

Just had one of these sitting on my porch window the other night, they're so beautiful.
Love this piece, the symmetry of the two moths is stunning.

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sakato [2010-08-02 15:27:51 +0000 UTC]

this is really touching, the heart shape they create is sad and beautiful

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Nachtschattenblau [2010-08-02 15:10:42 +0000 UTC]

amazing!

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MisticaRevy [2010-08-02 15:03:07 +0000 UTC]

So beautiful

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taintedblood09 [2010-08-02 15:01:07 +0000 UTC]

the paper is nice ^^ makes it look rustic and whimsical where i live they have a really nice moth that is a pale green and its wings have lime green on the outside its as big as my hand with wings folded

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