I found one of these beautiful creatures outside of my apartment door. It is a female and she has been hanging outside for the past 3 days. It may seem silly but I feel honored she chose to spent her few days with me. What a brilliant experience. Edit- thank you so much for this video! I knew nothing about this moth and you increased my amazement!!

@draquone

3 жыл бұрын

Seem silly?

Amazing! They look so cool as caterpillars too. Big fat green things. I love them

I used to find their cocoons in the winter and then put them in the screen porch. When they emerged, the females would draw in males and mate through the screen. I had planted a sugar maple tree and gathered branches from it to feed the hatching eggs 1st instar larvae. I did this 1974-1982. Cranbrook Museum Nature Center put in a moth rearing cage in response to my successes. I was a long term volunteer there. I built clay models of the stages of development and won a prize in my Junior High Science fair two times, East Hills. I had created an insect collection and had perfect examples of this species from those i raised. One amazing thing happened, i forgot to put in new leaves for one brood and the catterpillars ate dried maple leaves that stunted their growth. A tiny cocoon was made and a Polyphemus moth with a 2" wingspan emerged! Even under great hardship they complete metamorphosis. I illustrated the moth and its stages for Cranbrook and they printed the drawings in ink on the museum signs to teach how the moth developes.

I found a polyphemus caterpillar on my front porch today. Thank you for identifying it. I took it to my back yard where there are red oak trees.

@FrederickDunn

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

Late last summer we caught a caterpillar. The same night the caterpillar became a cocoon. Yesterday the cocoon became a moth, which, based on your knowledge, seems to be a male. He's beautiful! I told my nine years old daughter the moth is going to die in a week and she is pretty sad about it. I hope he can stick a bit longer with us. In Toronto it's still too cold outside. We are not releasing him out into the cold.

Isn't it amazing what you can find in your backyard when you just look.

@FrederickDunn

4 жыл бұрын

It is... no need to go anywhere else :)

Found one just sitting on my car tire. I didn’t know what he was or the fact he lives only 3 days 🥲 I feel privileged. Southern Texas

Fredrick. This is outstanding. Your photographing and narrating is just epic. And you starting to do more on this subject has really got my attention and i think others also. Thank you for your VLOG. Awesome.

@FrederickDunn

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Shaun!

Thank you for your video and information about this beautiful moth. I did posted pictures on my Facebook page(Annette Bridges). Now I can share your link to this video so all my family and friends on Facebook can learn about the Antheraea Polyphemus Moth.

@FrederickDunn

3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful!

Found one of these on the sidewalk. Those things are HUGE!

That big fella is certainly bug zapper proof, lol.

Awesome never seen a moth like this thanks

Thank you. He is incredibly beautiful, your gift of photography is so very appreciated. Thank you for sharing your gift with us. Another great way to end my evening both soothing and beautiful.

EXCELLENT video mr dunn and we need reminding that there's more than bees out there for our viewing pleasure thank you for being such a great teacher!!!!

Sorry forgot to say thanks for the excellent and informative video!

@FrederickDunn

7 ай бұрын

You're very welcome.

I havent seen many of the polyphemus. We get lots of cecropia moths here. They are beautiful. We used to get the caterpillars in our moms tomato garden all the time. The bright green caterpillars get HUGE. If I am not mistaken they are in the silk moth family.

Just got a visit from one outside my front door. The story, legend, and myth behind it are mind blowing. Looking forward to the following days to see what it brought w it and hope he gets his girl.

An Antheraea Polyphemus Moth landed on my screen door Sunday night, May 16, 2021. It stayed there all night and most of the next day. I live in High Point, North Carolina. This was my first time seeing a moth that large. I was afraid of it at first. I took pictures but I don’t know how to load it to your KZread page with this comment.

Found two outside my job. Fell out of a tree into the road. They are both sitting in a terrarium on my table now.

👍👍 Mostly what I see in my neck of the woods are hawk moths, at night; which is how you know for sure what just buzzed you was Not a hummingbird. Lol

Just woke up to one hanging out by my bedroom window. I had to do a Google search and this is where I ended up LOL Nice video.. Thanks!

@FrederickDunn

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

Hello Fred! That fury guy is huge! Three days to live, I had no idea. I've seen wax moths lately! :-(

@FrederickDunn

4 жыл бұрын

Wax moths are always around - flying here and there - BUT, are they getting into your hives? I haven't had any evidence inside the hives this year or last. Someone else posted that wax worms can digest plastics? I'm interested in knowing more about that!

@danskisbees7348

4 жыл бұрын

@@FrederickDunn Wax moths digesting plastic, who would have thought that? No wax moths in my strong hives, I see them under the top covers, outside the hive, occasionally.

Thank you so much, great report. I found one on the road a few years ago, I keep looking to find another one of these beuatiful moths Gary Dabob Bay

Very cool video! Thank you!

@FrederickDunn

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked it!

I was watering my plants late yesterday and didn't even notice the one hanging on my ivy plants. Grabbed multiple cameras. Absolutely beautiful! Just subscripted Fred!

@FrederickDunn

3 жыл бұрын

Such a treat to see them!

@mardielebouton9598

3 жыл бұрын

Supposed to say, "I subscribed!"

so beautiful

I just found one of these under my front porch light. He’s huge! You have to see them live up close to appreciate their size. Beautiful!

@FrederickDunn

7 ай бұрын

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He’s beautiful! Thank you 👍 I hope you continue to film as you discover different creatures. I love nature.

@FrederickDunn

4 жыл бұрын

Some day it will be my full time "retirement" job to just wander around and discover animals of every kind and share about them :) Thanks Celeste!

Had one of these beautiful moths fly into my dining room last night. I had never seen one like this before then. So I looked him up online to see what kind he was. Very interesting. Thanks for the video.

@FrederickDunn

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to comment Sharon!

Males often have larger, more broad antennae. Females have more thin antennae.

Great video Fred, I do love to see what y'all have up there! Never seen one of these before!

@FrederickDunn

4 жыл бұрын

Always nice to see your comments Julie :) yep, sharing about nature is fun and I'm so glad you enjoyed it!

Fantastic find Fred. I've had Luna moths in resent years, happen upon the occasional Polyphemus or Promethea but my all time favorite is the Cecropia. One which I haven't seen in almost 25 years. That's what I get for living in the middle of town. If you should get lucky enough to find one of those... you've got to film it!

@FrederickDunn

4 жыл бұрын

Annnd the Luna moth is endangered! Thanks to pesticide use... found a perfect specimen today, getting ready for a photo/video and off it flew... (';')( ';')... oh well... must be more around. But I was unaware of their endangered/protected status.

@seanb0wers514

4 жыл бұрын

@@FrederickDunn Well, I was not aware of that either! Alarming to hear yet I'm not surprised. With the continuous loss of habitat & the use of Herbicides... I'm surprised anything survives.

@danskisbees7348

4 жыл бұрын

I think herbicides are killing my bees, lost one hive already, may be about to loose another. Won't be harvesting any honey, that's for sure. They were doing so well, very frustrating and sad.

@FrederickDunn

4 жыл бұрын

@@danskisbees7348 That's truly TERRIBLE news - can you collect dead bee and comb samples and send them in to the DOA lab for verification of pesticide concentrations? I would personally do that!

@FrederickDunn

4 жыл бұрын

@@danskisbees7348 I'm serious, keep the dead-out and lock down the science to prove the impact.

My neighbor brought me a male polyphemus today. I raise monarchs so she thought I would know what to do with this moth! Well it was huge and hairy and the body and legs kinda scary like a spider almost! He had his wings spread as he must have felt threatened. She found him in the grass and he was shaking. I brought him inside after Puting him in a butterfly pavilion and as soon as I got into the dark...he flew to the top of the pavillion! I knew he was not hurt or sick cause the flight was amazing.. so big!! I put him back in her yard on the side of the tree he was near. I am so happy hes ok! He was a magnificent creature! Thank you for your video it helped me know that I didnt harm him in anyway and he definately wasnt hungry!

I was gonna ask if you've seen the cecropia there..they are impressive creatures....thanks for sharing...I need to get my macro photography going again...bees keeping me too busy!

I think I found one in my yard, but I may have scared it and caused it to crash. Basically, I stepped out onto my back porch, and the back porch light was on and maybe it had intended to fly to the light, but I scared it by opening the door. It was like a small bird and it crashed right into the corner, six feet away, then it dropped and instantaneously in a bush which was ten feet away from the crash, I heard a very audible flutter flutter flutter sound. Then the sound stopped, so I assumed it freed itself. But it was very strange because this thing was so big. I didn't see eye spots, but that might have been because its upper wings were covering the lower wings when I saw it. It just looked like a huge, tan moth, and by my estimate, it was four inches from shoulder to wingtip. We have hardly the trees listed that it likes, except that we have a giant tall deciduous tree nearby, and so maybe that tree attracted it. I will have to check it out and figure out what kind of tree it is. Overall, I think it's good to have these moths because it seems like a sign that nature is restoring itself. My semi shade garden plants were all dying a few years ago from the sun dimming project, but since new people are in charge, that project must have been stopped, because my plants are coming back and are healthy for the first time. As my garden grows, the bushes do tend to increase the shade, but despite that, my part shade plants made a comeback, so this points to the cryminal sun dimming project being stopped. Anyway, if the plants are growing, then the animals have food, and I consider my moth sighting to be a sign of a healthier eco system.

I'm here because of the facebook post saying that this a tarantula with wings. Lol

@jackanderson956

3 жыл бұрын

Literally just saw this post

@FrederickDunn

7 ай бұрын

? really ? (';') ( ';')...

Excellent close-ups. Thank you for sharing.

@FrederickDunn

4 жыл бұрын

You're welcome and thank you for watching!

Noticed a large moth the other night but my dimming vision and his refusal to light and sit still made his charaterics hard to see. Generally only have found empty pupae shells in my trees. Thanks for showing one i can clearly see. Since watching you slow motion of bees i have watched mine crash land or miss in the high winds. Thanks

Thats a pretty fat , fluffy and sophisticated moth and it deserves cutness. Love these things. Im the only girl in the world who loves moths.😀🥰

I found one of these moths on the top of an overturned bucket years ago. Have never seen another. Wondering if those cries were from baby eagles or perhaps baby blue jays?

This was the monster spongebob and Patrick seen when they were at sandy’s house😭😂

When I was stationed at NAS Oceania Va. the bats would have a field day with the moths under the HID Lights, it was sorta of a shame to see the likes of the Luna and other large moths being attacked and devoured. If you get a chance try videoing a Luna Moth they are some of the most interesting moths I have seen.

@FrederickDunn

4 жыл бұрын

I do try to catalog every species I come across - I never know when or where they may be used - Luna moths are endangered now.

@SuperBuickregal

4 жыл бұрын

@@FrederickDunn Yes it has probably been 30 plus years since I have seen one! Look forward to Friday.

If you find a luna moth I would be very happy! They supposedly live around here but I have never seen one. I have been waiting a long time to see one in my yard.

@FrederickDunn

4 жыл бұрын

WE went out to photograph one last night and as I got all set up... off it flew... (';')( ';')... this is my life (';')...

Beautifull creature.Here we have the skull head moths wich enters beehives at night and drinks soo much honey that cant get out on the hive entrance and the bees kill it in the morning.Their not a pest and i like to see them in nature. Asside from this i have wax moths wich are indeed a pest for beekeepers but lately it turned out they can break down and recycle plastic garbage so they have their own place in the ecosystem.

Hi Fred. I don't know how I missed this video. Love big moths. My faves are the sphinx moths. I used to raise them years ago. Kinda miss that. Anyway, enjoyed the chat with you. There was a bee movie called Killer Bees made back in 1974. I'm a fan of sci fi and monster movies. Obvious by my name. So it's already been done. And sorry to hear about your wife. I don't understand that so long as you're paying bills don't see the issue with you buying animals or anything else. We wives are supposed to be supportive. I work on my own jeep and I hear that from jeepers often times too. Anyway yeah I was watching your emu videos a few weeks ago. I'll definitely get a good fence first. I don't have any wild life right now but I did raise all my chickens as pets. Incubated them indoors and played with the chicks. I was the leader when I was in the yard and I loved having them pop up and follow me around. Right now I have an amazing talking budgie named Minion. Got him after my beloved female budgie Bullet died of cancer. He is an insane talker. His latest talking episode 7 is going up now. Please check it out.

@FrederickDunn

4 жыл бұрын

I will definitely check out your talking budgie vids :) and yes, I held up that video for my viewers - one of my favorites and I watched so many old films when I was getting my cinema degree :) I do remember your sphinx moth videos :) I'm a fan of movies old and new... my film concept is much darker and involves a lot of psychology in its presentation. I've always enjoyed scaring people :) I didn't mean to misrepresent my wife, she does allow me to basically do whatever I want and she's extremely easy going. In your last home, the basement was basically a surpentarium with floor to celing exhibits that our next door neighbors didn't even know about :) It was great seeing you in live chat! I hope you can do some work with and for that screen writer! Please keep me posted!

@ScaryFear

4 жыл бұрын

@@FrederickDunn I grew up on those old films and am a fan also of giant monsters and battles. I like Godzilla and Gamera movies. Fear is different for everyone. What scares one person is a comedy for others. My character is Fear itself. He's a force of nature and preys on the fears of all living creatures. Since it's different for all he takes the form or event for each one. All are tailor made. I think you might like some of my stories as they are Fear driven. Speaking of Fear driven, my jeep has a Fear theme with my art of him on the hood. Ah ok thank you for clarifying. Glad it's better than it sounded. I've never heard of that other artist but I'm always open for commissions.

We have one in our garage, he was on the nightlight on the wall, then later on the floor with his wings spread out. Should we move him to a tree or is he OK where he's at? Just a beautiful moth.

@FrederickDunn

Жыл бұрын

If he's in the garage, I'd definitely move him outside so he can fulfil his duties...

How the human sees it: cool info What the moth is trying to do: remake the scene in the lion king where scar betrays mufasa

The eyes on outer wings make it look like two snakes or two small Dino's/raptors 😂

Que câmera é essa?, isso que me chamou atenção.

can you do a video about pinging a hornet to make a dry specimen?

@FrederickDunn

4 жыл бұрын

Do you mean "pinning"? I don't pin wasps, I preserve specimens in hand sanitizer instead - learned that technique from a professor of entomology - crystal clear and held in suspension perfectly.

@klosevn4128

4 жыл бұрын

@@FrederickDunn can you please teach us because i only watch this channel because you are explain very well and no one else does better than you, also if you don't 'pin' wasps, can you teach us how? Also when you are pinning the wasp, how do people make it so it doesn't rot?

@FrederickDunn

4 жыл бұрын

@@klosevn4128 This will show you the best way! kzread.info/dash/bejne/m66lqMOikcKekrg.html

Correction: they live around 1-2 weeks as an adult- not 3 days. I’ve raised a few of these moths myself :>

@FrederickDunn

7 ай бұрын

An adult polyphemus moth lives for less than a week, typically 3-5 days. This is because they do not eat or drink as adults, and instead focus on mating and laying eggs. Once they have completed these tasks, they die.

Can I ask what the pronunciation is of Antheraea? I hate when I’m not sure how to correctly pronounce the scientific name haha. Is it An-thur-aya?

I found one today it lost one piece off wing anything i can do

@FrederickDunn

Жыл бұрын

Nothing you can do unfortunately.

Can someone please explain what are the main differences between male and female?

@FrederickDunn

Жыл бұрын

The antenna are a big givaway. The Male has BIG bushy feather-like antennae.

Phantom

i had 1 az a pet

Foun one on my pool

Is this not a Cecropia moth? (Not sure of the spelling.)

@FrederickDunn

4 жыл бұрын

Easy to confuse them, but nope, this is a POlyphemus for sure :)

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So THAT's what they guys are! Excellent photography! Thanks Fred! I had a different type in my ram reservoir last year and caught him setting up a standing wave with his wings.. fascinating! kzread.info/dash/bejne/k2adsqNppNjSgbA.html

@FrederickDunn

4 жыл бұрын

I've found 3 in 3 days - and one Luna Moth - this must be a great year for them!

@TheFarmacySeedsNetwork

4 жыл бұрын

Nice! I have seen a few this year myself... no Luna Moths yet.. but I'm watching... I think all the rain and relatively stable temps has made an easy year for them. Cheers!

I wonder what their purpose is in the world...

They only live for maybe two weeks after they come out of the coccoon. Then they mate, lay eggs and die.

@FrederickDunn

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Brenda, where did you find the information about these living for two weeks? I was told by an entomologist friend that they only make it around 3 days? Can you provide a link, I'd like to read more about that.

@thehiveandthehoneybee9547

4 жыл бұрын

not true they only live a few days not "two weeks" mr dunn is right

@brendasmith5937

4 жыл бұрын

@@FrederickDunnFunny thing. We had one come out of its cocoon in the house one year. My mom brought in the biggest, fattest catterpillar we had ever seen from her garden. We put it in a large aquarium with sticks and leaves with every intention of releasing it. It ate everything and then went into its coccoon very quickly before we could release it . We didnt have a top on the aquarium after it went into its coccoon because there was frankly no need. So, one February/March I was standing in the living room one afternoon when I thought I saw a bird swoop past the corner of my eye. I looked where the "bird" landed on the drapes and saw that it wasnt a bird, but in fact the cecropia moth. It was HUGE! It was a female. I wanted to let it outside but it would have died due to the snow and ice still outside. She was amazing! One bedroom was closed off so she could fly. We werent going to leave her stuck in the aquarium. Granted this was quite a while ago but she lived in our home for at least a week for sure. It was not just a couple of days. It took her several days just to lay eggs all over the wall next to the window (my mom was none to happy about that). By the time she died, her wings were tattered around the edges. I am figuring that she may have had a longer lifespan after she came out due to her being indoors and not expending energy in finding a mate. We felt bad that the eggs never could become new moths. Somewhere I probably still have pictures of her, tucked away in a box. BTW I was assigned all the clean up duty on that!

@brendasmith5937

4 жыл бұрын

@@thehiveandthehoneybee9547 a few days is probably more likely in nature. My information is based on my own anectdotal evidence from a personal experience with a cecropia moth that lived in my house. See post.

@brendasmith5937

4 жыл бұрын

@@FrederickDunn I looked up the cecropia moth. National Wildlife Federation says the cecropia can survive up to two weeks. I looked up the polyphemus on the NWF page but could not find anything more specific about them. Several sites indicate that the polyphemous generally survives less than one week. www.nwf.org/Educational-Resources/Wildlife-Guide/Invertebrates/Cecropia-Moth

It doesn’t look real. Until you see one upfront and up close. I’ve seen one and it started moving and I ran like a little bitch.