tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512356822916609819.post4169662190884658196..comments2024-01-09T23:14:55.682+00:00Comments on JJ's Photographic nature blog: The Silence of the Lambs part ll......JJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07910443806244769469noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512356822916609819.post-45644009494647850612014-10-08T16:50:13.190+01:002014-10-08T16:50:13.190+01:00Why thank-you Maria ;-) I know, it is amazing how ...Why thank-you Maria ;-) I know, it is amazing how they make this noise isn't it and quite disconcerting actually as you don't expect a moth to be vocal? <br /><br />All are doing well at present but not sure there is any...hanky-panky going on......yet! I am actually not that hopeful of egg laying but you never know...JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07910443806244769469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512356822916609819.post-88187793018699848922014-10-08T16:46:58.112+01:002014-10-08T16:46:58.112+01:00You noticed! ;-)You noticed! ;-)JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07910443806244769469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512356822916609819.post-16188725524643097632014-10-08T12:30:53.504+01:002014-10-08T12:30:53.504+01:00PS nice mug!! :-)PS nice mug!! :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512356822916609819.post-71853183051804352782014-10-08T12:29:43.585+01:002014-10-08T12:29:43.585+01:00Stonking blog! I love the videos! Especially the o...Stonking blog! I love the videos! Especially the one of the squeaking. Never heard a moth squeak before. They're absolutely gorgeous aren't they? Hope that the last two to have emerged have now fed and more importantly, that the male makes the most of being the only one with 3 females! Lol!<br />Fantastic!<br />I too look forward to the next instalment! :-)<br />MxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512356822916609819.post-16373319597660745182014-10-07T18:29:24.772+01:002014-10-07T18:29:24.772+01:00Hi Mandy...thank-you for this lovely commenting.
...Hi Mandy...thank-you for this lovely commenting. <br /><br />Yes, the flight cage is in my little studio at the end of the garden which is kept heated. The proboscis is that way exactly because of the food they consume, they also have clawed feet (I meant to include a close-up shot of one) to allow them to climb around the beehives with ease. I have read that they can also mimic the smell of bees as a further disguise? <br /><br />Yeah I wasn't expecting that moth to fly off so soon and the little point and shoot, together with my slow reactions meant I had no chance of following it once airborne.<br /><br />Please feel free to share to fb Mandy, hope your chums find something of interest.JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07910443806244769469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512356822916609819.post-24813732998773605932014-10-07T18:05:55.424+01:002014-10-07T18:05:55.424+01:00Oh. Wow. I absolutely promise not to pepper this c...Oh. Wow. I absolutely promise not to pepper this comment with exclamation marks but - !!!!<br />I also hate that word 'gobsmacked' so I won't use that either, nor that equally ridiculous word 'awesome'.<br />How incredible though that they should emerge at this time of year! They obviously wouldn't have stood a chance outside so I am assuming the flight cage for pairing is indoors? <br /><br />Love your videos and I'm really suprised by the thickness and shortness of the proboscis - so they are honey eaters/stealers then - not sure I knew that (you may have told us, but I've forgotten, sorry) but I haven't actually read up a huge amount about these moths for obvious reasons. <br /><br />Also laughed my face off at the video when the moth buzzed off - don't apply for a job filming professionally, will you? ;-)<br /><br />Can't wait for the next installment. Would you mind if I shared this to facebook as I have some buggy friends who I know would be really interested.Millymollymandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12990749863025598526noreply@blogger.com