Bugge-Finder Private Newton Pulsifer 🏳️‍⚧️: Look you can't just paint eyes on your wings and be a spider--oh, well would you look at that 🌿 🦋

Look you can't just paint eyes on your wings and be a spider--oh, well would you look at that 🌿 🦋

I mean, clearly it works! (Petrophila confusalis) #inverts #becurious

These are fun moths!

I love the Tebenna Metalmark moths! They will also mimic the movement of jumpers! (vid link in a sec). I have exactly one billion confusalis in my yard right now - but only seen the metalmark one time! It totally fooled me until I looked thru macro lens. #inverts #becurious

Here's a link to the vid of this one. It kept turning the "face" of the spider toward the threat (my pinky lol) www.youtube.com/shorts/NbIi4...

Tebenna Metalmark Moth Mimics Jumping Spiderwww.youtube.com Tebenna Metalmark Moth mimics the movements of a jumping spider, always turning the false eye spots on its wings toward the perceived threat.

Oh my gosh, that’s clever!

I absolutely thought it was a spider until I looked thru macro lens. I didn't even capture "peak" spidery movement lol

YOOOOO these little dudes are AWESOME

That is so cool!

The ultimate "RAWR!" lol

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Mimicking a spider! How very clever

Fooled me!

OH! and beautiful pic!! They're hard to photo!

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