Mammoth Moth

[stumog]

Oh dear Frank is that meant to be a joke? Have you been drinking all day?

 

[John.Thome.2BWild]

"Look at this black mamba I got sent the other day."

Stu, this has to be photshopped.
The fence posts are about 6 feet apart - making this 'mamba' about 18 feet long. I don't think so !

 

[stumog]

I did think that as well but I am not aire either way.
It doesn't look like it's photo shopped as it's all in scale with no odd bends.

 

[Shayne]

Sod the worm will them moths eat my tent

 

[Ken Brenton]

There was a Black Mamba skin mounted on the wall of the social club I was a member of in New Germany (Natal/KZN, RSA) years ago that was considered an absolute monster at about 2.5/3 metres. So I cannot imagine one twice that size

Regarding moths I was astounded when in Bandung (West Java; Indonesia) one evening when these winged creatures were blocking out the street lights. I thought it was bats until one landed near us and it was a ginormous moth. Google produced the following:
"Atlas moths were often considered the largest moths in the world in terms of total wing surface area,[SUP][2][/SUP] but recent sources confer this title upon the Hercules Moth from New Guinea and northern Australia.[SUP][3][/SUP][SUP][4][/SUP] Their wingspans are also amongst the largest, reaching over 25 cm (10 in). Females are appreciably larger and heavier than the males"

 

[clivehorridge]

I would try and outslide one then .

Frank "Sid" Rabbets

 

[SpinDrift]

Well with some of our friends headed to Morocco .... be wary .... I came across this little critter in the deserts of North Africa. Its a Horned Viper

 

[clivehorridge]

Well with some of our friends headed to Morocco .... be wary .... I came across this little critter in the deserts of North Africa. Its a Horned Viper

Jeez, Reinhard, I'm glad it was only a moth that I found !

 

[SpinDrift]

That was in Tunisia in 88. I didnt wander round to take a full frontal

 

[moggy1968]

They eat carpets as well Clive. You should be so lucky as to have expensive suits with wool in . You can still buy moth balls and some are odourless.

sandlewood I think it is is a more pleasant smelling alternative you can buy. Comes in a wee bottle, couple of drops in the wardrobe, job done

 

[moggy1968]

biggest I've seen were the camel spiders in Iraq. They told us it wasn't true that they chased you, they were just trying to get in the shade of your shadow, which doesn't explain why one chased me at night!! Can grow to the size of a dinner plate. Frankly, this stuff scares the shit out of me!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39A7sGfD1Yg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qi3dI74RGys

 

[Pat]

We have some big moths in NZ but none so pretty,obviously it was dressed up for the Moth Ball

 

[StarCruiser]

We have some big moths in NZ but none so pretty,obviously it was dressed up for the Moth Ball

[emoji38][emoji38]

 

[clivehorridge]

We have some big moths in NZ but none so pretty,obviously it was dressed up for the Moth Ball

Nice one Pat

 

[clivehorridge]

sandlewood I think it is is a more pleasant smelling alternative you can buy. Comes in a wee bottle, couple of drops in the wardrobe, job done

I didn't know that muggy, we'll get some of that!

Even the odorless mothballs smell, I'd much prefer sandalwood, if it's effective