A surprise at 04.00 this morning.

[Accy cyclist]

One for @Accy .
Went to the loo at 0400, still half asleep and felt 'something' land on my head.......it was this beauty.
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Its an 'Old Lady' moth.
Wingspan is 65mm so no wonder I felt it

That's too big to not worry about it Dave. It's OK some saying they are part of the butterfly family, but unlike butterflies, or flutterbys as we sometimes teach children to call them, moths don't flutter, they dive bomb you, bouncing off your head, even face which is horrible! I had a shower earlier and thought about opening my kitchen window to get some cool air into my 80+ Fahrenheit flat in this hot weather, but couldn't do as a 'monster' moth was trying to dive bomb the light in my window, hitting the closed window trying to get in!!😱

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

That's too big to not worry about it Dave. It's OK some saying they are part of the butterfly family, but unlike butterflies, or flutterbys as we sometimes teach children to call them, moths don't flutter, they dive bomb you, bouncing off your head, even face which is horrible! I had a shower earlier and thought about opening my kitchen window to get some cool air into my 80+ Fahrenheit flat in this hot weather, but couldn't do as a 'monster' moth was trying to dive bomb the light in my window, hitting the closed window trying to get in!!😱

I am sure that butterflies would behave in exactly the same manner if they flew at night, but as it is, during the day, they get all the light they need.
Besides, some moths fly during the day and some butterflies at night - Had anyone any data on this? 🤔

Furthermore, you do realise that the human body emits, albeit a tiny amount of light, so to a moth, you are, quite literally, 'it', so of course they will fly to you!

Be flattered, not disgusted!

Besides, what harm does it do... Really?

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Besides, they like smells and pheromones and so on, so they are just saying you smell nice*! 🤣



* - Unless headbutting is a subtle way of saying "Get some deodorant man!", of course 🤣

 

[Punkawallah]

Not if they decide they WILL eat it

Win-win, really.