Do you like moths?

Stag beetles FLY?????? I haven’t seen a stag beetle for years but the thought of one flying and getting in my hair or something! ???

Oh yes, they fly! Imagine being chased by this. And in London! All beetles open their wing cases and out come their wings. It's the same with ladybirds.

We digress from the beauty of moths but never mind.

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It’s their names that I love.

Enchanting creatures and so necessary for our biodiversity.

Okay, I agree this moth looks jolly scary but isn't it amazing? It looks like an alien from another planet. Very very furry too. I don't think I'd want it coming into my house but I'm okay just seeing the picture.

That’s kinda cute!

With all that fur it definitely needs stroking. We always want to stroke furry things because they somehow look cuddly.

It looks like a mad cross between a bat and a monkey. ?

That's said to be the Venezuelan Poodle Moth and has been causing speculation for years. More info and other moth pics here:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpQ_BX62ISs

www.wildlifeinsight.com/british-moths/deaths-head-hawkmoth-and-caterpillar-acherontia-atropos/
What a lovely vido in the OP.
The deaths head hawkmoth and caterpillars were very common where we lived in France. But never became too familiar as they're so damatic. And did so much damage munching in our veg garden.
And stag beetles? One of them once flew past me when I was out for a walk. They mke a sort of rattling noise in flight.
A bit of a sidetrack, but did you know that peacock butterflies choose to spend their pupa stage on nettles?

I had a peacock butterfly that hibernated in my downstairs toilet one year.

Yes, I remember the sound of the stag beetle's wings rattling as it chased me! I was 16 and absolutely terrified because it kept changing direction to follow me. Maybe it was just being friendly but I thought it was after me and wanted to poke my eyes out with those scary horns.

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With all that fur it definitely needs stroking. We always want to stroke furry things because they somehow look cuddly.

Most furry things we stroke have skeletons similar to ours, whereas moths (and tarantulas) have ecto skeletons. They're full of mush inside. If you stroked too hard ..... Well. Yuck.

I think that's why people will happily stroke a cat or a koala.
But insects? Most people instinctivelyfind them creepy.
I'm sorry but you're not convincing me that they're cute.
But it's good for them that some people luke them.

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