Doesn’t it? Fantastic photos and fantastic captions! I recently read that some butterflies retain memories from their pupa stage. Maybe memories are a way of extending their lifespan?
Hi Kymber & Endless Weekend,
One of the things I really like now about science is how it is studying and exploding scientific ‘facts’ I was trained on. Just a few examples, rats have empathy and this is a key trait in their evolutionary survival, birds communicate in incredibly complex ways that enable them to fly in flocks and migrate 1,000’s of miles together, and they have a sense of their own, and group consciousness.
I was thinking about the metamorphsis of this beautiful moth. It’s life has so many transformations. Biology says it has four life stages: egg, larvae, pupa, and adult. The pupa stage are the catepillars. Catepillars don’t seem pupal to me. They are independent crawling, eating critters I always find in The Holler gardens.
The adult ceonothus moth has no mouth and no digestive system. So this moth, that dies in 10 days, has already lived a bunch of other lives, in which it ate, in which it did other things. I don’t know what to make of it, except that it is really interesting.
That is so beautiful Cindy! The pictures accompanied by the words. It brings things, life, in perspective. What a wonderful creature, and what a lifespan, trivial for us humans, a world for the Ceonothus Moth.
I guess this beautiful being has a completely different concept of time, and that what is only ten days for us will count much more for it. Maybe nearly an eternity of Moth Time or so. 😉
All the best to you, dear Cindy!
Yes! Exactly my thoughts Martha. Time is relative and based on perception. We have no idea how this moth perceives life and it is fascinating to think about დ
Aw, this makes my eyes leak. Such a short lifespan these beauties have, Cindy. And something tells me they don’t spend it grumbling about the weather, either!
Two doors here at the least. We think brief, but then, not equivalent really, desires not like ours at all. Still, a challenge to imagine. Second hand wonders, who, what sort of life looks upon us humans, thinks the same, poor frail things, so brief an existence, they hardly know anything.
A volcano lives two million years, Pangea counts epochs by many millions, and Stars for whom we are the very least of transitory thoughts. Are we some middle? Thank you Cindy.
I wondered what the ancient California bristlecone pine trees, the oldest living creatures on earth (5000 years old) thought of the humans who have walked under them. Maybe they did see us as ” poor frail things, so brief an existence, they hardly know anything.” Love your sentence and sentiments Neil.
It seems such a shame for something so lovely to be with us for such a short journey. But in that is appreciated all the more for allowing us a brief look of such beauty. Thank you for a delightful glimpse Cindy, they are great shots…and to know…he’s a bigg’un too. You’d know if he landed on you 🤣❤️🙏
It depends on the species. Moths usually live a bit longer than butterflies. Butterflies live an average of a week to a month. Both are briefly flying beauties დ
Thats a lot of exploring one has to fit into four days Cindy if one is a moth. Beautiful images of a beautiful moth. Sad their beauty is so short lived.
Beautiful 🤩
Grazie! დ
Wow, that puts things into perspective, doesn’t it? 🙂
Yes, it does დ
Doesn’t it? Fantastic photos and fantastic captions! I recently read that some butterflies retain memories from their pupa stage. Maybe memories are a way of extending their lifespan?
That’s very interesting, indeed! I did not know that.
It was so surprising, that’s why I remembered it, too! Though the memories are from their caterpillar stage, oops!
https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn13412-butterflies-remember-caterpillar-experiences/
Thank you so much for the link. I really appreciate it. Heading there now. 🙂
Hi Kymber & Endless Weekend,
One of the things I really like now about science is how it is studying and exploding scientific ‘facts’ I was trained on. Just a few examples, rats have empathy and this is a key trait in their evolutionary survival, birds communicate in incredibly complex ways that enable them to fly in flocks and migrate 1,000’s of miles together, and they have a sense of their own, and group consciousness.
I was thinking about the metamorphsis of this beautiful moth. It’s life has so many transformations. Biology says it has four life stages: egg, larvae, pupa, and adult. The pupa stage are the catepillars. Catepillars don’t seem pupal to me. They are independent crawling, eating critters I always find in The Holler gardens.
The adult ceonothus moth has no mouth and no digestive system. So this moth, that dies in 10 days, has already lived a bunch of other lives, in which it ate, in which it did other things. I don’t know what to make of it, except that it is really interesting.
I don’t think of a moth as being attractive for some reason, but this guy is just that! Thank you, Cindy, have a great new week!
Glad you think so John & thanks much დ
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The beauty of nature so well captured by you, Cindy.
Leslie
Thank you dear Leslie & be well my friend დ
So beautiful.. Keep giving dear 💓
You stay safe & well my friend დ
You also dear friend Cindy 💐💞
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Oh, bless!
Smiling. Thank you Jo დ
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So sad that such beautiful little creatures live such short lives. Yet some ants can, apparently, live for 30 years. Such is life…well some anyway!
I didn’t know that an ant can live for 30 years. Amazing დ
So sad.
Yes დ
So beautiful
Thank you Milena დ
Gorgeous.
Grazie დ
What a gorgeous one! Beautiful photos. 😊
Thanks very much Lynette დ
Maybe it’s like it is with the dog years we made up and a moth’s day is seven years in human years?
Yes. We fit their life span into our sense of time დ
Wow! That moth is a beauty!!
Aren’t they gorgeous creatures. Docile and tranquil too დ
I wonder how long 8 of our days feels like to the moth.perhaps it thinks it’s led a long life and achieved much. Hugs
Exactly. Time is a matter of perception დ
That is so beautiful Cindy! The pictures accompanied by the words. It brings things, life, in perspective. What a wonderful creature, and what a lifespan, trivial for us humans, a world for the Ceonothus Moth.
“trivial for us humans, a world for the Ceonothus Moth.” I love how you encapsulate the relative nature of time. Thank you Peter დ
Short life span, but so beautiful! 🙂
Yes, short and sweet დ
Makes one wonder what time is all about.
Exactly. დ
Wow! What a beauty!
Yes. I see them every couple of years and am thrilled every time დ
They are truly awesome.
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I guess this beautiful being has a completely different concept of time, and that what is only ten days for us will count much more for it. Maybe nearly an eternity of Moth Time or so. 😉
All the best to you, dear Cindy!
Yes! Exactly my thoughts Martha. Time is relative and based on perception. We have no idea how this moth perceives life and it is fascinating to think about დ
She’s beautiful, Cindy🦋Double Pawkiss for a Happy Sunday🐾😽💞
Happy Sunday dear friend დ
Aw, this makes my eyes leak. Such a short lifespan these beauties have, Cindy. And something tells me they don’t spend it grumbling about the weather, either!
Maybe they are happier than us! დ
Unbelievable the detail of the antennas! Bravo Cindy!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
So appreciated. Thank you very much. They detect phenomes with their antennas დ
Gorgeous creature !❤❤ Love the eyebrows! :o)
So happy you noticed them! Fuzzy Wuzzy was a moth! 😉
Wow! What a beauty! 😍 And such a tragically short lifetime. 💔
They have no mouth or digestive system either. They fly and they mate. That is their life დ
What a beauty, Cindy! I had the privilege of seeing and sketching one of these moths when I lived in Guyana’s northwest rainforest region.
How utterly fascinating დ
Their life is incredibly short, compared to mammals and reptiles. I suppose the same is true for all or nearly all insects.
Time is relative დ
True!
Your photos show a most beautiful moth!
So appreciated. Thank you დ
Wow, so pretty!
Smiliing დ
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Two doors here at the least. We think brief, but then, not equivalent really, desires not like ours at all. Still, a challenge to imagine. Second hand wonders, who, what sort of life looks upon us humans, thinks the same, poor frail things, so brief an existence, they hardly know anything.
A volcano lives two million years, Pangea counts epochs by many millions, and Stars for whom we are the very least of transitory thoughts. Are we some middle? Thank you Cindy.
I wondered what the ancient California bristlecone pine trees, the oldest living creatures on earth (5000 years old) thought of the humans who have walked under them. Maybe they did see us as ” poor frail things, so brief an existence, they hardly know anything.” Love your sentence and sentiments Neil.
Gorgeous!
Grazie Susan დ
Wow! Talk about a short and beautiful life.
A Shakespearean life დ
I like that!
Exquisite beauty! Wonderful captures, Cindy.
Thank you sincerely Eliza დ
Furry little thing. Most flying insects have short lifespans, many in the 7-10 day timeframe.
What a beauty, if a short-lived one.
Like Ophelia დ
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Yes, and happy you noticed the furriness Deborah. Like a flying teddy bear დ
Really beauties.
Thank you! დ
Brief life but a beauty!
Life is beautiful and fragile დ
A beautiful moth, Cindy. Thank you for the lovely pics!
One day must be 15 – 20 years to the moth. ❦
Thank you Resa. Fascinating how subjective time is დ
Welcome… and yes! დდ
It seems such a shame for something so lovely to be with us for such a short journey. But in that is appreciated all the more for allowing us a brief look of such beauty. Thank you for a delightful glimpse Cindy, they are great shots…and to know…he’s a bigg’un too. You’d know if he landed on you 🤣❤️🙏
Very happy you enjoyed this very big beauty Mark. She is impressively large დ
Ooops…she 🤣
😉 😉
Beautiful.
Thank you Andrew დ
You’re welcome, Cindy.
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What a beauty, and so large! I find it so fascinating that their lifespan is so short. Do butterflies generally live longer than moths?
It depends on the species. Moths usually live a bit longer than butterflies. Butterflies live an average of a week to a month. Both are briefly flying beauties დ
Thanks, Cindy. Such a miracle!
Wow, so beautiful, Cindy.
Yes! დ
Thats a lot of exploring one has to fit into four days Cindy if one is a moth. Beautiful images of a beautiful moth. Sad their beauty is so short lived.
Yes it is both sad and beautiful. Thank you Ashley დ
Oh wow Cindy, what amazing shots of this Ceonothus Moth. 📸 So sad that their life cycle is so short. 😥
So happy you enjoyed them Kym. They are tranquil and peaceful creatures დ
Oh yes, you can tell about their genteel nature. Thanks so much for sharing Cindy! 🥰🙏🏽😊
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Thank you Cindy my friend. 🥰🙏🏽🤗
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One H_LL of a dress designer is nature!
Smiling! We are in perfect accord დ
You have both a male and a female in your photos. The males have the large, feathery antennae.
Thanks for the info & cheers დ
So beautiful Cindy!
Very pleased you enjoyed June & thank you დ
That’s too short a life for such a beautiful creature!
I agree with you დ
Love the eye brows lol
Smiling…. So pleased you noticed them! დ
I’m jelous lol mine are thin and skinny.
So are mine. But I kinda like ’em that way 😉
A generational thing lol we all copied Twigy lol
Smiling…..
Wow! Beautiful!
Happy you enjoyed & thanks much! დ
You have captured all the intricate beauty and detail of this beautiful hairy moth, Cindy it’s lovely 🙂
Ahh….. Thank you very much Carol for seeing the fragile beauty დ
Very beautiful. Maybe they reincarnate – and live for many lifetimes as a moth or as other creatures too.
The possiblities are infinite…. დ