🦋🪵 The Twig Moth 🪵🦋

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Chances are that by now you have noticed how I have a thing with the phenomenon of mimicry, having shared dozens and dozens of crazy examples encountered in mother nature. The most recent one being this one about 10 days ago.

Today I have another one, this time we have a moth scientifically described as Phalera bucephala. Commonly, it's known as the Buff-tip moth although I prefer to call it the twig moth 😆

The species occurs in Europe and in Asia to eastern Siberia and adults look pretty much like small twigs, blending perfectly with the environment.

It's a common and relatively large species, with adults having a wingspan of 5.6 to 6.8 cm (2.2–2.7 inches). Adults can typically be spotted from June to July.

Although super common, they are a really rare sight, thanks to their superb camouflage and nocturnal behavior

Check it out:

https://youtube.com/shorts/IWOxdg4vJME?si=PiB2F2t-zbLy3jVQ

Amazing right? It's almost impossible to distinguish their top from the bottom!

Here's another video:

https://youtube.com/shorts/U4SvuTCKLHQ?si=aKOBdRVKSIm8McuD

And here's one of a guy holding a small army of them, lol

https://youtube.com/shorts/NZtK8Cx4G4U?si=ELw5xlOznx5sIkEo

I can keep spamming videos but I think you get it by now. Feel free to search for buff tip moth, plenty of videos and photos on YouTube.

Here's a link to Wikipedia if you'd like to have an extensive read on them and their lifecycle.

Alternatively, if you are lazy here's a video with a guy talking about them:

In case you wonder, the caterpillar stage is nothing special. Just a boring yellow with black spots:

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Ok friends, this is it for today!

As always, see you soon with more crazy wonders of mother nature :D

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Those things are damn cool! I would miss them completely, they really look like twigs. That is awesome! And I thought the walking stick was cool, that is by far much cooler!
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That definitely looks like a twig. You should be used to seeing things like that…..
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In the last video, this animal is very well camouflaged. If we only looked and didn't observe closely, it could pass for a simple piece of wood Interesting post.
I wish you a happy start to the week.

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Aptly named but a poor camouflage. They could be mistakenly used for firewood.

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I hate this so much, why can't bugs just be bug shaped not inanimate object shaped 😵

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wonders of mother nature which was imagined by the universal mind and then crafted by evolution through time

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Wow! Just looks like one broken small branch of a dry tree. A perfect camouflage to escape prey. It seems they even time their movements from what I am seeing

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Fascinating how these moths have evolved to blend so seamlessly with their environment! It's a testament to the power of natural selection and the incredible diversity of life. Thanks for sharing this interesting fact

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