Monday, 22 February 2010
Mothing Memories - Getting the Goat
After the photos I uploaded a few days ago, I've been looking for a batch from a follow-up visit to Wicken Fen in May 2003. Finally found them tonight, and in particular one species that literally had us exclaiming expletives. Sitting on the deck next to one of the traps was a massive, unexpected and fecking awesome Goat Moth - superb moth and one that I would love to see again.
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They reckon they smell like a goat or is that just the larval hole in a tree?
It is a beast of a Moth! what is suitable habitat to find them at? i'm thinking fens, boggy, marshy etc.
Stewart - as far as I know the larvae can stink a bit 'goatish' - I've no experience of the larvae, but this adult certainly didn't smell. Not that I routinely sniff moths ....
Ben - yes, fens, bogs, marshes but also parkland, golf courses etc - main requirement seems to be trees in damp low-lying situations, especially where winter flooding occurs.
Jesus christ Skev, it looks like something outta a horror movie, don't tell me you picked that damm thing up???
No problem handling moths Paul - but there was no way I was going to handle that huge locust the other week!
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