tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30103302.post5053059455936860644..comments2023-12-02T03:25:00.936-05:00Comments on beginning to bird: Life Luna! UPDATED with a lullerfly linkdguzmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01811101661607351661noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30103302.post-69288384584574488412008-08-04T13:01:00.000-04:002008-08-04T13:01:00.000-04:00Mary--it makes a noise? and it secretes POISON????...Mary--it makes a noise? and it secretes POISON???? Holy moly! I'm glad I didn't touch them!<BR/><BR/>Bubs--it took me 43 years to see one.dguzmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01811101661607351661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30103302.post-66186044794511493452008-08-01T23:04:00.000-04:002008-08-01T23:04:00.000-04:00Luna moths are wondrous aren't they?!The only time...Luna moths are wondrous aren't they?!<BR/><BR/>The only time we've ever seen one was on a night hike at Mississippi Palisades State Park in Savanna, IL a few years ago. It landed right on my bride on the trail. Then we saw another one on the screen of the women's latrine. <BR/><BR/>Haven't ever seen one before or since.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09747874295331152779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30103302.post-88716734211432540762008-08-01T12:47:00.000-04:002008-08-01T12:47:00.000-04:00Delia, I saw my first Luna Moth last summer and I ...Delia, I saw my first Luna Moth last summer and I was flabbergasted too! Enormous! And, this one was apparently sleeping when I touched it which set off a little engine in its body - it rumbled like an idling funny car. I didn't know it was secreting poison at that time...<BR/><BR/>Yikes!<BR/><BR/>I'm also 5-1. Can reach a damned thing.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040099513110890878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30103302.post-35087214866334188092008-08-01T08:57:00.000-04:002008-08-01T08:57:00.000-04:00Angry--hee hee! they're mothstrosities! I crack my...Angry--hee hee! they're mothstrosities! I crack myself up!<BR/><BR/>Geoff--I mean Susan--you weirdo. I have a bad feeling about this....<BR/><BR/>Earl--do they have lunas out there?dguzmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01811101661607351661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30103302.post-36814580946739188782008-08-01T01:15:00.000-04:002008-08-01T01:15:00.000-04:00That is the coolest thing ever! Gad, I would love...That is the coolest thing ever! Gad, I would love to see a luna moth! Beautiful photos.Earl Cootiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13204523494279709530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30103302.post-35977437412249190092008-07-31T20:23:00.000-04:002008-07-31T20:23:00.000-04:00Whoops. That was me, not Geoff.Whoops. That was me, not Geoff.Susan Gets Nativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00216170589750418861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30103302.post-60240678609625912752008-07-31T20:20:00.000-04:002008-07-31T20:20:00.000-04:00Delia, there's a new magazine out that you might b...Delia, there's a new magazine out that you might be interested in...go look at my blog.<BR/><BR/>;)Geoff Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08467680256856679559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30103302.post-89505665966254743052008-07-31T10:10:00.000-04:002008-07-31T10:10:00.000-04:00Holy fuck! Those things are neat! And could your p...Holy fuck! Those things are neat! And could your pictures get any bigger?Angry Ballerinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289069595105241997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30103302.post-61249976390619491892008-07-31T09:44:00.000-04:002008-07-31T09:44:00.000-04:00TXTravelers--Hope you see one soon; feel free to b...TXTravelers--Hope you see one soon; feel free to borrow my photo if you need it!<BR/><BR/>KGMom--well, I believe in evolution, so you're probably right; otherwise, those holes wouldn't be there! But WHY are they there, I wonder? I'm not short--I'm just <I>not tall.</I>:)<BR/><BR/>Splotch--that is now the official plural of moth: "motheses." I love it!<BR/><BR/>Dcup--me too, on both counts.<BR/><BR/>SUSAN--My goodness! I only work blue on my other bloggy.<BR/><BR/>Rabbits Guy--I'm glad you've enjoyed the posts.<BR/><BR/>NCMtnWoman--the ones last year were pretty tall too, but I think you're right--this is the tallest one I've seen. You can bet I'll harvest some seeds off the flower for next year!dguzmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01811101661607351661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30103302.post-64179819902148283062008-07-30T19:51:00.000-04:002008-07-30T19:51:00.000-04:00Lovely photographs of the Luna. And perhaps a rec...Lovely photographs of the Luna. And perhaps a record-breaking sunflower. ThanksNCmountainwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615765649828716560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30103302.post-50887889467921808582008-07-30T19:40:00.000-04:002008-07-30T19:40:00.000-04:00What a grand bunch of posts about the camping and ...What a grand bunch of posts about the camping and MA NAture doing her thing! Thanks ...<BR/><BR/>I leave lots of volunteers here and there too ... but no mammoth THAT mammoth! Always fun to see what prospered.RGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02017190779860810318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30103302.post-64288399235295302572008-07-30T13:54:00.000-04:002008-07-30T13:54:00.000-04:00I think those moths were just engaging in some goo...I think those moths were just engaging in some good old fashioned ** (number between 68 and 70)<BR/><BR/>(I don't know how G rated you want your blog to be....hee hee.)<BR/>I told you I was sick.Susan Gets Nativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00216170589750418861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30103302.post-65413259839046763062008-07-30T12:23:00.000-04:002008-07-30T12:23:00.000-04:00I just want to reach out and touch that moth. It l...I just want to reach out and touch that moth. It look so soft.<BR/><BR/>Those are amazing photos.<BR/><BR/>And one big!!!! sunflower. I love sunflowers so much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30103302.post-54673283383043400182008-07-30T12:22:00.000-04:002008-07-30T12:22:00.000-04:00Fan-freaking-tastic, both the Luna moths (or is it...Fan-freaking-tastic, both the Luna moths (or is it motheses?) and the enormous volunteer Sunflower plant.Splotchyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15427992716600704581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30103302.post-51258150657229304422008-07-30T12:19:00.000-04:002008-07-30T12:19:00.000-04:00Maybe the holes in the luna moth's wings HELP it f...Maybe the holes in the luna moth's wings HELP it fly?<BR/>You aren't vertically challenged--I like short people. In fact, my mother was 4' 11"!KGMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165941950953938943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30103302.post-71252326600832802272008-07-30T11:40:00.000-04:002008-07-30T11:40:00.000-04:00Great photos.I am sooo jealous. When I was a kid, ...Great photos.<BR/>I am sooo jealous. When I was a kid, I used to see these occasionally in East Texas. <B>I don't have a photo of one of these beauties.</B><BR/><BR/>Thanks for the shout-out link and thanks for the visit and kind words. Martha captured the Mexican Fritillary with her point and shoot camera near Brownsville.<BR/><BR/>Troy and MarthaTexas Travelershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16250697065385437368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30103302.post-64939006117918857452008-07-30T11:32:00.000-04:002008-07-30T11:32:00.000-04:00Lynne: and what are you, 6'4"? Hmph. Anyway--the l...Lynne: and what are you, 6'4"? Hmph. Anyway--the lunas were amazing! I was so happy.dguzmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01811101661607351661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30103302.post-55494029721783977472008-07-30T11:06:00.000-04:002008-07-30T11:06:00.000-04:00Delia- I am so danged envious! I've NEVER seen a ...Delia- I am so danged envious! I've NEVER seen a luna moth and I want one.<BR/><BR/>I didn't know you were so...vertically challenged.Lynne at Hasty Brookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09187035706322695138noreply@blogger.com