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I have a confession to make, though some of you will already be aware of this, I have a bit of a phobia regarding moths :yes: Some however, may call it more than a bit, to be fair. I hate the things, even the little tiny ones that somehow end up in the house despite my best endevours to keep them out. I cant concentrate on anything else but a moth if there is one in the house.
It stems from a very traumatic episode in my teens where I was terrorised by a moth while camping :o
Anyway, the other night we were sitting watching the idiot box as you do when there was a funny sound in the flue of our gas fired heater. Sounded a bit like a bird flapping around or as I said to Maha a friggen big moth :pinch: I got up to get a torch and turned back to say something to Maha. All of a sudden he leapt out of his chair at me and slapped his hand down my leg. That happened at the same time I felt something land on my leg :yes: :shit: :eek:
Well here is about where I need to apologise to Maha for teasing him about squealling like a little girl when he has to attempt to catch a live mouse :D
He does not squeal, but boy I sure do :yes: OMG! :gob:
It got the treatment before a pic could be taken but this pic will give you the general idea of how big it was :shit:
If I was not scared of heights I would get up on the roof and check that the flue is secure so this can not happen again :killingme
slofox
5th May 2010, 18:05
Looks like a Gum Emperor to me...I think
EDIT: Actually no it doesn't (I checked)...perhaps a "green geometrid" ? (whatever that is...)
Looks like a Gum Emperor to me...I think
It's a Puriri moth, friggen horrible things. My kids used to catch them and take them to school for show and tell (no surprise I have never got over my phobia of moths really). I used to make them let them go, I hate things in jars/cages, but one sadly got over looked. They actually smell like rotten meat when they decompose :sick: They are revolting and dont belong in side at all :lol:
Sentox
5th May 2010, 18:14
BOO!!
http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/290/24676358541d8e462878o.jpg
(Sorry. Couldn't resist.)
Did you know that there are flesh eating moths? Hyposmocoma molluscivora. Guess they probably look like the one that wanted to have a go at you. Are you tasty, by moth standards?
Ha ha! Beautiful moth tho! Years ago we were having tea at home with olds [7 of us!] and as the old man put a fork load of food in his gob a moth flew in at the same time. Needless to say we were laughing so much we couldn't tell him what he was doing! He was looking around chewing on his moth enhanced dinner, wondering why we were laughing, as we were wetting ourselves laughing and of course unable to speak. So, yes, he had swallowed the thing long before we regained composure. At least he had the good grace to laugh at himself!
(Sorry. Couldn't resist.)
Guess they probably look like the one that wanted to have a go at you. Are you tasty, by moth standards?
Shits the pair of you :killingme
Ha ha! Beautiful moth tho!
Your poor Daddy :laugh:
Yes beautiful, behind glass, or in a pic. On my leg - no way!
Edbear
5th May 2010, 19:32
Your poor Daddy :laugh:
Yes beautiful, behind glass, or in a pic. On my leg - no way!
May I suggest a visit to Butterfly Creek? :innocent:
Seriously, though, phobia's are a right royal pain. I don't have any so I can but sympathise, (and laugh at you as well...:shutup:)
cowpoos
5th May 2010, 19:35
How am I subscribed to this thread?? I havn't posted in it or subscribed to it??
Mods???
How am I subscribed to this thread?? I havn't posted in it or subscribed to it??
Mods???
its cos you luffs me :yes:
Dont feel bad I have noticed sometimes I quote a message and go to reply, only to find I have apparently quoted a whole pile of other stuff I have never even read :lol:
You probably love moths too :D
Fatt Max
5th May 2010, 19:41
'kin arseholes, thats not a moth, thats a hang gliding weta........
Funny as a fart though, sorry mom......
Funny as a fart though, sorry mom......
Trust me, the reason I posted this was for people like you to have a good laugh at my expense. Totally irrational behaviour - I own it completely.
rainman
5th May 2010, 20:46
BOO!!
Oooh. Nice pic.
We used to get ferkin massive moths (wingspan 10cm or so) where I was born, and I was a bit nervous of them at first - but after waking up umpteen times in the night to go deal with one the novelty wore off and I just mashed them. Only moths that bug me now are codling moths - because they eat my apples.
Also had great big flying cockroaches, about 4cm long - used to fly around my head and land in my bed all the time, or on the headboard, or crawl over my face. (No wonder I'm crazy, it's the years of sleep deprivation getting woken up to squish insects!)
I one had a thing about praying mantises, but like them now, and encourage them back out into the garden rather than squashing them. Maybe you can get to like moths? :)
Big Dave
5th May 2010, 21:30
206838
Nothin' to fear but fear itself.
'I wish I'd said that.
Don't worry Oscar, you will.'
MadDuck
5th May 2010, 22:17
May I suggest a visit to Butterfly Creek? :innocent:
Hmmmm I have been there. Love the choochoo train that goes under the meeting room. Now lets see. I think Mom would kill me if I even suggested it to be honest.
Hmmmm I have been there. Love the choochoo train that goes under the meeting room. Now lets see. I think Mom would kill me if I even suggested it to be honest.
I could not think of anything worse, probably ok to look at from the safety of a net, but to have them land on me, the carnage would be immense. I probably would get thrown out :D
Toaster
6th May 2010, 08:12
Mothphobic huh? Eat or be eaten I say Anne!!
Mint sauce?
Mothphobic huh? Eat or be eaten I say Anne!!
Mint sauce?
I dont know about mint sauce. Knowning Maha he would prefer them with satay sauce :laugh:
Mottephobia - fear of moths.
At least you don't have Lepidopterophobia - fear of butterflies (or do you?) It uses much more ink.
yungatart
6th May 2010, 08:25
I think that moth is rather gorgeous!
I don't know why you would want it dead, Mom...
Moths are no worries, but I don't do spiders or cockroaches :eek:
RiderInBlack
6th May 2010, 09:06
206868206869LOL Mothra. Got to be the worst SciFi I've ever watched, lol. Be afraid Mom, be very afraid. Ya might end up watching it too:laugh:
ManDownUnder
6th May 2010, 12:05
How am I subscribed to this thread?? I havn't posted in it or subscribed to it??
Mods???
Red Bull gave you wiiiiiiiings?
I dont know about mint sauce. Knowning Maha he would prefer them with satay sauce :laugh:
Deep fried Puriri moth with satay sauce - the new taste treat!
Mottephobia is the name of the phobia related to the fear of moths
Interesting that everything that is feared has a lovely name attached to it.
Stirts
6th May 2010, 14:14
Here you go Anne...
Fillet Mothignon
One fresh moth
Carefully cut away the head, abdomen, legs, and wings of one fresh, plump moth; put these aside for another recipe (cf. Moth Haggis on page 23). Slice thorax down the middle of the ventral side and peel away exoskeleton, being careful not to bruise the tender inner fillet. Bake in a covered pan at 325 for three hours, basting every twenty minutes. Fillet should be done when surface is golden-brown, crispy on the outside and tender inside. Before serving, allow to cool for a few minutes.
Mothballs
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup corn syrup
1/4 cup water
Five pounds of moths
Combine sugar, water, and corn syrup in a small saucepan and cook over a medium flame, stirring until sugar is completely dissolved and mixture comes to a boil. Reduce heat and continue boiling until mixture reaches hard ball stage. Pour over moths and stir until moths are well-coated. Scoop out portions of moth-candy mixture, form into balls, and allow to congeal on sheets of waxed paper.
Mothkebabs
One pound baby carrots
One pound pearl onions
One pound jalapeno peppers
Three pounds of moths
Teriaki sauce
Seventy boxes of round toothpicks
Chop the carrots, pearl onions, and jalapeno peppers into eighth-inch slices, remove wings, antennae, and legs from the moths, separate head, thorax, and abdomens, and slice abdomens into three or four pieces. Alternate vegetable slices with moth parts on toothpicks, placing head on the top end of the toothpick for a festive look. Brush with teriaki sauce and barbecue for twenty-five to thirty seconds. Mothkebabs may be doused in brandy and served flaming if desired.
Nom nom noms
Big Dave
6th May 2010, 14:26
Q: Why do moths fly with their legs apart?
A: Have you seen the size of Moth Balls.
206868206869LOL Mothra. Got to be the worst SciFi I've ever watched, lol. Be afraid Mom, be very afraid. Ya might end up watching it too:laugh:
I watched it :yes:
Funny movie :laugh:
turtleman
6th May 2010, 18:18
Meh ... I just feed 'em to my Turtles...
I dont know about mint sauce. Knowning Maha he would prefer them with satay sauce :laugh:
Moths are a nutty flavour anyway (well more powdery nutty) aint they?
Edbear
6th May 2010, 18:48
You'd have to be nuts to eat them anyway wouldn't you?
You'd have to be nuts to eat them anyway wouldn't you?
Fried in a little butter and served over steak instead of mushrooms?
Edbear
6th May 2010, 18:53
Fried in a little butter and served over steak instead of mushrooms?
No mushrooms!!!??? I rest my case!!!
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