Largest moth in the world disguises itself as a snake. This is absolutely astounding.

[Arkansas Granny]

Link to tweet

?s=20

[True Dough]

1. And the largest idiot in the world

tried to disguise himself as President (and a human being). He failed on both counts.

[Jerry2144]

6. I thought

he was the largest pile of bullshit. Am I wrong? Or maybe we're both right

[RVN VET71]

12. Am I the only person to mis-read the headline as "Largest MOUTH in the world disguises itself as a s

For the Fat Man, snakehood would be a step up.

[usaf-vet]

19. ...as an a$$hole?

[RVN VET71]

24. Trump hasn't disguised himself as an asshole

He’s been pretty much out front about it. Proud, even. And his followers appreciate his anal essence passionately. It shows his kinship with themselves.

[usaf-vet]

26. Roger that!

[DFW]

45. Whatever do you mean? He was the King! The King of Corona! Just like the song says.....

[calimary]

20. I knew something like this was coming! And I LOVE it!

[SouthernDem4ever]

39. Turns out he's just a dumb snake

[calimary]

44. Now THERE's yer fucktangle.

(In honor of Post 28.)

[LakeArenal]

2. Does everything have to go back to him?

Geez.....why here?

[Rebl2]

8. Agree!

[Botany]

3. Some catapillars do the same thing. Spicebush Swallowtail.

[LakeArenal]

9. Such a cute snake tho. ❣️❣️

Those photos could win a photo contest.

[eppur_se_muova]

14. The "eyes" are on the tail, which is a little more expendable than the head --

if it gets attacked by a bird, it's less likely to get killed when the bird goes for the "head". Probably tastes bad, so won't get attacked more than once by the same bird, too.

[Patton French]

4. Very cool! (n/t)

[jmbar2]

5. Remarkable

Never thought of evolution as art, but this is definitely gorgeous art!

[Traildogbob]

7. Wow

Thank you for this.

[yaesu]

10. the ultimate cosplay. nt

[bronxiteforever]

11. Wow! K&R

[NoMoreRepugs]

13. Nature is astounding.

[calimary]

21. No kidding! Nature IS absolutely astounding!

[skypilot]

15. When I see stuff like this I always wonder...

...to what extent a creature such as this "knows" that it is mimicking another animal.

[grantcart]

16. Must be the moth in Norm Macdonald's hilarious moth story.

[SergeStorms]

17. Holy sheep shit!

Nature never ceases to amaze me. 🥴

That's incredible.

[soldierant]

18. The mimic octopus can also imitate a snake.

But then - what can't the mimic octopus imitate?

[ShazzieB]

22. That is indeed astounding!

Thanks for sharing this!

I noticed that in the thread title, you (correctly) call this the world's largest moth, but the tweet referred to it as a butterfly. In case anyone here is unclear on the distinction, butterflies and moths are two different (albeit closely related) things: https://www.loc.gov/everyday-mysteries/zoology/item/how-can-you-tell-the-difference-between-a-butterfly-and-a-moth

Just thought that might be of interest to some.

[calimary]

23. Evolution is literally magical.

Just remarkable, and absolutely astounding!

[wiggs]

25. That's insane! In Costa Rica I saw bats do the same thing...hang together under a branch to

form a snake skin pattern...

[mopinko]

28. correction- disguised as a fucktangle of snakes.

i believe that is the scientific term.

[RFCalifornia]

30. 5 sneks fucktangle

25 sneks == ohmyfuckingfucktangle

[I_UndergroundPanther]

37. Thats

Fucktangling funny.

Glad I had only one snek. She could be a fucktangle all by herself if she wrapped herself around my body and the chair I was sitting on with her..( 8 ft.red tail boa,Kali ) I said fuck alot trying to get her unwound so I could get up..lol.

[calimary]

43. LOL!

Fuckin' A!

[RFCalifornia]

29. Evolution is far more spectacular than any human originated creation myth

Seriously

[hunter]

34. Yep. The Creationists ignore all the miracles.

If I was the Creator of this universe I'd smite them.

[RFCalifornia]

35. Yes, but lucky there's no creator

There is just what is

Makes me smile, not smite

[Fla Dem]

31. 2 week life span, just long enough to lay eggs and hatch them. Why?

[twodogsbarking]

32. What are the size of his moth balls?

[FakeNoose]

33. Oh gosh, I don't know ...

... this sure looks like it's photoshopped.

Just sayin'

[Faux pas]

36. Whoa!

[nilram]

38. And if you're afraid of both snakes and moths, this is your lucky day!

[2naSalit]

40. Beautiful.

I have seen moths that look like a dried leaf. They are masters of adaptation, it seems. There was s study done, *long ago, on some kind of moth where they found that the moth would change color within a generation or so to the color of the soot polluted environment they inhabited in cities as opposed to the same species in nonpolluted areas.

*Seriously, I'm recalling this from Biology101. If it was old then, it's ancient now.

[electric_blue68]

41. It happened somewhere in England...

in the (waaay back) Time/Life Books about Science & Nature. This book was on (ta, da!) Evolution. They had drawings.

[2naSalit]

42. That's it!

See, I really did read about this.

[electric_blue68]

46. 👍 glad to corroborate your memory

[2naSalit]

48. Yes!

And thank you!

[electric_blue68]

49. You're very welcome 👍

[MustLoveBeagles]

47. Interesting

I love all pics posted in this thread.