Author Topic: Does any one have a clue what the hec this bug-bat thing is? not for the faint (Read 2441 times)

superjaz · « **on:** August 04, 2009, 11:11:14 am »

my friend is in school in hokaiddo japan and this was outside her back door

and she states
"Any armature entomologist out there who can reassure me that this is not a Pan's Labyrinth-style fairy? It's gray with double freaking bat wings, NO FREAKING FACE and it's the size of my freaking hand. It's sitting right outside my dorm room door and I'm afraid to go out there in case I might anger it."

any ideas?

DemonSpawn · « **Reply #1 on:** August 04, 2009, 11:16:45 am »

No idea, but ewwww.... *cowers*

superjaz · « **Reply #2 on:** August 04, 2009, 11:21:28 am »

I know! it looks like it will suck out brains, somthing from a stephen king book

Dubaby · « **Reply #3 on:** August 04, 2009, 11:41:32 am »

Quote from: superjaz on August 04, 2009, 11:11:14 am

"Any armature entomologist out there who can reassure me that this is not a Pan's Labyrinth-style fairy?

That was seriously the first thing i thought of......no bueno. O_o

Griff_the_dragoon · « **Reply #4 on:** August 04, 2009, 12:10:41 pm »

It is a species of moth as you may have known but i cant find anything on it because it has no markings so people pont take pics of it
But i did find this...

Now we just need Godzilla

The_Geek · « **Reply #5 on:** August 04, 2009, 02:09:20 pm »

Moths can get really big. Search "Goliath Moth" to see the point. Then again, that isn't a goliath moth. Hm...

StarryShay · « **Reply #6 on:** August 04, 2009, 02:28:36 pm »

Yeah, I think it's a moth too, because Bat's don't look like that. xD
Um, I don't know what kind it is though..

leonmasteries · « **Reply #7 on:** August 04, 2009, 02:34:30 pm »

it's a decent sized moth, what species, I don't know... but if you look at the body and detail, you can tell it's not a mammal, but a bug of some kind do to the fact it look's like it has an exo skeleton and the wings look like moth wings.

Hazuza · « **Reply #8 on:** August 04, 2009, 07:48:49 pm »

It looks like a sphinx moth, but I'm not sure which species...

This one looks pretty similar, but it's also really different. o-o

I see how you can mistake it for a bat or something *_*

StarryShay · « **Reply #9 on:** August 04, 2009, 07:51:45 pm »

Ehh, Hazu, if I saw a sphinx moth like that I think I'd scream and run. xD

superjaz · « **Reply #10 on:** August 04, 2009, 07:57:54 pm »

i wish there were size indicators, the one in the pic is really big,
sadly if i look up moths from japan all that comes up is mothra

Hazuza · « **Reply #11 on:** August 04, 2009, 08:31:55 pm »

The one in the pic has about a 5.5in wingspan *_* But it was found in Florida, so I'm not sure if it's the same ><

At least not all moths are creepy~

DancingTofu · « **Reply #12 on:** August 04, 2009, 09:23:16 pm »

Looks qute. I want one as a pet.

jaybug · « **Reply #13 on:** August 04, 2009, 09:40:24 pm »

I just tried googling up Japanese moths, but really couldn't get anywhere.

Put up a poll, and ask if it's a moth.

Democracy works! lol

EveofAbyss · « **Reply #14 on:** August 05, 2009, 12:14:08 am »

Whatever it is, I love it and want one as a pet. The more bizarre a creature, the more undiscovered.....the more I'll heart them. ^_^

Looks cool to me, haha, but no, I've got no clue what it is.

If it were from Pan's Labyrinth, tell your friend to beware flabby pale dudes with eyes in their hands. Don't eat stranger's food!

DancingTofu · « **Reply #15 on:** August 05, 2009, 12:17:02 am »

As a general rule of thumb, I won't eat much of anything after it's touched someone's eyeballs.

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