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Vampire Moths: Will the Wonders of Nature ever Cease to Amaze?

post #1 of 21
6/7/07 at 7:57pm
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http://www.treehugger.com/files/2007...re_moth_va.php
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No thanks to climate change, Finland is attracting species better-acquainted with warmer climes, including a moth that binges on human blood, according to a Finnish nature periodical.

Insect watchers have observed nearly 200 sightings of this creature of the night (Calyptra thalictri) since it was first spotted in the Nordic country in 2000, writes Kauri Mikkola, a researcher at the Finnish Museum of Natural History at the University of Helsinki, in the June issue of Suomen Luonto.

He also notes that the bloodsucker is the first moth species in the world with the proven ability to fill its stomach with human blood; a puncture by a vampire moth can cause your skin to swell, turn reddish, and ache for several hours, as experienced by one hapless researcher.
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post #2 of 21
6/7/07 at 8:09pm
Amaze? Don't you mean horrify?
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post #3 of 21
6/7/07 at 8:18pm
That's nothing. I live in Florida. Finnish pussies.
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post #4 of 21
6/7/07 at 8:20pm
I hope they make one of these that's 20 feet long.
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post #5 of 21
6/7/07 at 8:24pm
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Originally Posted by DARKMITE8
That's nothing. I live in Florida. Finnish pussies.
You have Finnish Pussies down there in Florida too? They won't leave my yard alone! Those things sure do pack a mean wallop, lemme tell ya.
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post #6 of 21
6/7/07 at 8:29pm
I smell a SciFi Original Movie in the making. It might be the only thing that can top the genius of Mansquito.
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post #7 of 21
6/7/07 at 8:30pm
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Originally Posted by stump
You have Finnish Pussies down there in Florida too? They won't leave my yard alone! Those things sure do pack a mean wallop, lemme tell ya.
I hope they make one of these that's 20 feet long.
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post #8 of 21
6/7/07 at 8:35pm
The only match for the 20 Foot Finnish Pussy was the 10 Metre Golden Montazah.
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post #9 of 21
6/7/07 at 8:36pm
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Originally Posted by jonvoight's car
I smell a SciFi Original Movie in the making. It might be the only thing that can top the genius of Mansquito.
I beg to differ, sir or madam. The only thing that can top Mansquito is... MORE MANSQUITO.
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post #10 of 21
6/7/07 at 8:49pm
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Originally Posted by Nick Nunziata
I hope they make one of these that's 20 feet long.
Only if it stays down in GA with you. Wisconsinites get a little faint at the sight of large ants, they might call out the National Guard if someone reported a vampire moth in the area.

"Look, mommy, a butterfly landed on me!"

"That's a moth, honey. Isn't he pretty?"

::screaming::
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post #11 of 21
6/7/07 at 8:56pm
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Originally Posted by stump
You have Finnish Pussies down there in Florida too? They won't leave my yard alone! Those things sure do pack a mean wallop, lemme tell ya.
Yeah, they disguise themselves as wizard sleeves... then they attack just as your like "What the hell... I'm not wearing a wizard's robe, am I? AAAAGGGH!"
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post #12 of 21
6/7/07 at 10:45pm
I've seen one of these! Oh the humanity!

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post #13 of 21
6/8/07 at 12:21am
I fucking hate bugs.
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post #14 of 21
6/8/07 at 1:32am
Why are moths always so dusty?
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post #15 of 21
6/8/07 at 11:26am
That will be the least of your problems as they eat your innards and go Bram Stocker on your ass.
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post #16 of 21
6/8/07 at 11:39am
I'm pretty sure Dracula would not have become an iconic figure of horror if he was so easily dazzled by lightbulbs.
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post #17 of 21
6/8/07 at 11:45am
He got killed by Winona Rider.

Advantage: Vampire Moth.
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post #18 of 21
6/8/07 at 12:04pm
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Originally Posted by horrid
I'm pretty sure Dracula would not have become an iconic figure of horror if he was so easily dazzled by lightbulbs.
Thanks for that. Nothing can ruin my day now.
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post #19 of 21
6/8/07 at 12:19pm
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Originally Posted by jonvoight's car
I smell a SciFi Original Movie in the making. It might be the only thing that can top the genius of Mansquito.
Rumor has it that the Vampire Moth is our last line of defense against the horrors of Frankenfish.
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post #20 of 21
6/8/07 at 12:49pm
So the moths from Perdido Street Station ARE real....
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post #21 of 21
6/8/07 at 2:44pm
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Originally Posted by singal
So the moths from Perdido Street Station ARE real....
Nicely done.
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