What bug is that? Monster moth!

PM said :

lisagrace said :

We found one yesterday morning at our place in Murrumbateman – it was bloody huge and we couldn’t work out what it was, the body looked very ‘spider like’ – now I know, thanks 🙂

You beat me to it 🙂

I knew we should have taken a photo – do’nt know what happened to it, guessing one of the dogs might have had something to do with it’s disappearance!

M0les said :

Suggest you put some sort-of scale in this kind of picture in the future (a body part for e.g.)

+1 You can say monster moth all you like, but a comparison to something would be good.

lisagrace said :

We found one yesterday morning at our place in Murrumbateman – it was bloody huge and we couldn’t work out what it was, the body looked very ‘spider like’ – now I know, thanks 🙂

You beat me to it 🙂

For those wondering- it’s wingspan was about 13cm, possibly a bit more.

We found one yesterday morning at our place in Murrumbateman – it was bloody huge and we couldn’t work out what it was, the body looked very ‘spider like’ – now I know, thanks 🙂

🙂 Great photo of an emperor gum moth.

Ahhh Mothera!

i dont know what it is, but man I love that nickname.

god bless the simpsons….

Don’t say I didn’t warn you if you see it fighting a giant dinosaur in downtown Canberra.

Suggest you put some sort-of scale in this kind of picture in the future (a body part for e.g.)