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Make:Canon
Model:Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL
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Date Taken:Apr 5, 2006, 5:19:41 PM

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Luna in the Palm of my Handby *UffdaGreg

Photography / Animals, Plants & Nature / Invertebrates

Her wings are half-way formed. It's so cool. Her wings form from the blood of her body. They're droopy and filled with liquid as they grow and grow and grow. Her body 'pumps' them full. She shivers every time she has a growth spurt and then like a sigh her wings literally get larger right before my eyes. I noticed the Lunas seem just a bit more desperate in their initial exit and climb than do the other large moths. I mean, the Lunas seem 'frantic' where the Cecropia simply slowly crawled upward. Same with the Polyphemus. The Luna's actions are a scramble.

~fruitypop22 Jun 20, 2009

wow thats so cool something endangered is growing right in the palm of your hand!she is pretty!(I have a pic of a luna moth too!!)

*UffdaGreg Jun 27, 2009 Professional Photographer

Thanks for the comment. Having a luna in the palm of your hand is one of the coolest experiences.

~fruitypop22 Jun 28, 2009

you're welcome!!It must be very cool to see it grow its wings out!!

~moonflower77 Sep 11, 2007

You were so lucky to have captured such a great moment - and not just that, but watched it happen right there before you while the moth was in your hand.