*Luna moth

I’ve only ever seen one once, but it was unforgettable. Fun fact, they have reduced mouthparts and don’t consume any food in this state. They live only for a week. Just enough time to find a mate and procreation.

I took the family down to Texas for the eclipse a few years ago. But the best deals on flights were from Houston, the place we wanted to see the eclipse from was in Dallas (Perot), and I really wanted to see Austin.

Anyways while we were in Austin my wife went out to explore the city on her own, while I stayed with the sleeping kids. She went down to Sixth Street and got a tattoo of a luna moth to commemorate the event.

Next day, the kids saw it from an upside down perspective and thought it was Mr. Krabs.

Moth

I have a deep love for these critters.

Mainly because of their beauty, but also because I first encountered them where my family would gather for a yearly reunion. There would be dozens of them flitting around lit areas each night. You’d find them hanging on screen doors to cabins, and they were not bothered by humans; they’d land on you as though you were any old block of wood.

Most interactive insect I ever ran across lol.