RE: A SHORT SUMMER ENCOUNTER WITH THE GOAT MOTH
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What a wonderful moth. You are writing a longer blog so I won't say anymore about it--don't want to steal your thunder. But I have been reading a bit about this little creature (since I saw it here) and am fascinated. I will look for your blog :)
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:D I always have time to read a few educational comments ... so ...
Oh no...after your blog. I think I may be well acquainted with this wonderful moth by then. Thank you for the introduction.
But ... I'm writing a long blog about mushrooms for the Fungi Friday ... for the moth - that's it. :) Maybe the text under the video, that I wrote because in 3SPEAK only that short fragment is visible not the entire post, makes it look like there will be another post. :D I said all I had to say about that species, and those are all the photographs I have ... it's your turn ...
Sorry it took me time to come back. I had read that the larvae your moth, Cossus cossus, used to be considered a delicacy by the Romans. The article I read said the Romans would feed the larvae flour. This made the larvae grow faster--also taste better. However, other sources I read claim it wasn't Cossus cossus that was consumed, but the larvae of Cerambyx cerdo, the great Capricorn beetle;
(Photo by Siga, CC 1.0 license)
I think your moth is much prettier. As for eating either one...well, I'd have to be very hungry :))
Maybe were both on the menu :) all those larvae look like a great meal :D
I thought you'd say that:))
(Larva singular, larvae plural. I get them mixed up. Will fix that for posterity.)
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