Look at this amazing creature I found attached to my door frame yesterday!It is a "Luna Moth," about the size of a deck of cards. These forest denizens are very shy and rarely seen. I first read about them in The Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver, one of my all-time favorite books about the Appalachian Mountains.
I have only seen one other, about a year ago, flapping around in the outside flood lights at night (hence, "Luna" -- they come out by the light of the moon). That one was larger than a big man's hand, and it made me wonder if I was hallucinating.
When I see something like this, I can only marvel at the infinite variety and beauty of nature all around me.
1 comment:
Wow, talk about capturing the beauty of nature - you definitely hit the mark!!!!
L, M :-)
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