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May 05, 2021 05:06 AM EDT
During the construction of new classrooms at Mount Cotton State University, builders discovered the world s heaviest insect, the giant wood moth.
(Photo : From Mount Cotton State School FB Page)
Giant Wood Moth
(Photo : Wikimedia Commons)
According to the Queensland Museum, giant wood moths can be found along the Queensland and New South Wales coasts. Females can weigh up to 30 grams and have a 25-centimeter wingspan. Males are half the size of females.
They have a very short life span, with adults just surviving a few days. After mating and laying eggs, they die.
Meagan Steward, the school s principal, described the moth as an amazing discovery.
Builders took photos of the giant wood moth before returning it to the forest.
A giant moth so big and so heavy that it struggled to fly was found at an Australian school on Monday. Builders found the giant wood moth while constructing new classrooms at Queensland s Mount Cotton state school, reports The Guardian. The moth was described as being about as big as a rat.
The school s principal, Meagan Steward, called it an amazing find . Our new building is situated on the edge of a rainforest and during the build the moth was found, Ms Steward told ABC Radio Brisbane. She said that while staff and students were used to seeing a range of animals at the school, the moth was unlike anything they had seen before.
Tradies renovating a school in Queensland s southeast arrived on site to find a huge moth hanging out in one of the new classrooms.
The builders at Mount Cotton State School got a shock when they started their shift on Monday, seeing the giant insect sitting amongst their equipment.
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Tradies renovating a school in Queensland s southeast arrived on site this week to find a mega moth chilling out in one of the new classrooms.(Mount Cotton State School / Facebook)
The school posted photos of the giant moth perched precariously on the end of a saw with its legs hanging over the edge to show the sheer size of it.