I am not exaggerating when I say that I am deathly phobic of moths. I don’t like them one bit. Moths are not just ugly butterflies: they are evil and insidious.
I don’t want them anywhere near me or anyone I love; dead or alive.
And don’t even get me started about the scariest part of moths: their wing dust.
*shudders*
I am freaking myself out by typing all this.
I am here to post a picture for proof to show that there is a ginormous moth under our porch light; I think it is about 3 inches big. The photo doesn’t show how big, ugly, and scary this thing is; but believe me… it’s BIG, UGLY, and SCARY! I caught a glimpse of it this evening when I left the house to pick Yoshi up. I got so freaked out I broke out in hives in the car.
Click to embiggen… although I’m not sure why you’d want to see it bigger.
When we got home, we could see from many feet away that the moth hadn’t moved; I made Yoshi check for moths and open the back door so we could enter our house.
Eventually my curiousity got the best of me. I wondered if it was still out there so I carefully stuck my arm outside and snapped the picture above.
I was really concerned that the flash would go off, scare the moth, and then it would fly in my face and I would drop dead from a heart attack. Luckily for all involved, this is not what happened. The moth did not move, I have photographic evidence of this thing, and I’m still alive.
Here’s hoping it will be gone in the morning and that it doesn’t leave any damned moth dust behind in its wake.
UPDATE 2/21/07 @ 10:42a: As of this morning, the moth hasn’t moved. We left the house via the back door.
UPDATE 2/21/07 @ 11:22pm: Although the giant moth was there all day today, Yoshi got smart and turned out off the light when it got dark. The moth got bored and went away. Instead, now there are giant spiders on our front door. I am still using the back door until all the giant creatures go away.
UPDATE 2/22/07 @ 5:15pm: I came home from the office today and discovered that the moth was back. Well, either it’s back or Yoshi was mistaken and it never left in the first place. Damn… with all these giant bugs, maybe we really do live on the edge of Jurassic Park!
SO exaggerating! SO not such a big deal. heehee. just don’t tell me the moth story, ok? i’ll be sure to lead you to the other door if it’s still there tomorrow.
Wow! You think it was Mothra or something. You ought to see some of the bombers we get out here in the cornfields!
hihihi
I am not alone. Although giant flying roaches scare me sh*tless. Seriously.
hey, giant killer moths weren’t on your list of things to write about.
Probably not what you want to hear, but that looks like a Sphynx Moth. They’re kind of like hummingbirds, they feed on nectar and some species are often the size of hummingbirds and mistaken for them. They’re not the evil moths that eat your woolies.
Wow, it looks huge, like mothra.
I’m not fond of moth dust either.
wow. seriously, joz? it’s just a moth. - your insensitive cousin
duuuuude, SOMEONE is going to get the moth story, and i think it’s the insensitive cousin! it’ll haunt your dreams, superhero or not!
Lucky for cousin Nina, she has never heard the moth story.
She might be less insensitive if this were so.
You are such a wussy girl!
At least it didn’t fly into your mouth while you were sleeping…hehe!
stkyrice: DAMN YOU FOR EVEN TYPING THOSE HORRIFIC WORDS!
what? *flutters eyelashes*
okay, so far we have moths and tree ants. anything else that’s completely harmless on your freak out list?
too funny. moths are cute; they’re like peacocks and pretend to have eyes on their wings.
For what it’s worth the object of your freakation is a sphynx moth. I know in such an agitated state it makes no difference me telling you that this creature is entirely harmless, but I will say that it feeds strictly on the sweat of virgins… I mean carpenter ant larvae… I mean those who dare doubt the AnswerMan(tm)…. I mean the nectar of flowers and most noticeably is capable of mid-flight hovering similar to a hummingbird.
And its rumored that inhalation of the wing dust enables a profound state of euphoria… I mean an ability to fly… I mean a renewed sense of purpose… I mean a runaway imagination… I mean a three-picture deal with Sony… I mean a recurring role on “Studio 60″… I mean a dinner with Steven Speilberg… I mean a new car… I mean a sense of humor… I mean a cooking show on the Food Network costarring David Hasselhof… I mean time travel…
Harmless, schmarmless!
Wing dust is very dangerous… don’t make me tell the moth story!
Well, at least we know joz ain’t a virgin, so she has nothing to worry about!;)
Am I going to have to come down there and take care of this myself?
Whaaaaaaaaaa? I’m not a virgin???
Did it happen when I wasn’t looking?!
(Did you forget? jozjozjoz = innocent & pure)
Maybe Yoshi can vouch for this….