Tuesday, July 18, 2006

Camouflaged Moth

Or at least I think it was a moth. This critter looked like a bird dropping on a shrub outside my office...but then it moved. I went outside and the dropping was alive!!!
Of course old habits die hard, so I touched it (couldn't resist) and then it flew away. Anybody know what this is???

4 comments:

Firefly said...

You might have a new species there. It sure is freaky looking, you're right it looks like a bird dropping. A nasty bird dropping.

BullBunky said...

Well, you have advanced since childhood. At least you waited until the bird dropping MOVED to touch it.

I'm no lepidopterist (thank you google), but I believe this is the rare 'mothius crapius'.

Anonymous said...

What an outstanding camo trick to avoid being bird luch!

Anonymous said...

What an outstanding camo trick to avoid being bird lunch!