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This Giant Wasp Is Just a Harmless Moth in Disguise

The European Hornet Moth (Sesia apiformis) looks terrifying at first glance, but its resemblance to a giant wasp is just a disguise meant to keep predators away

Behold this giant moth

Behold this giant moth Mothra is real, and she is Australian.  Construction workers at an Australian primary school (i.e. elementary school) found a huge bug this week, and have been proudly showing it off as per primary school tradition. To be fair, it is a very cool bug. The Giant Wood Moth was discovered by builders working on Mount Cotton State School s new classrooms, which are on the edge of a rainforest in south-east Queensland. Giant Wood Moths are common along the Queensland coast, but actually spotting one in the wild is a rarer phenomenon. The staff and students weren t surprised by the find as we have a range of animals on our grounds at Mount Cotton State School such as bush turkeys, wallabies, koalas, ducks, the occasional snake that needs to be relocated back to our rainforest, echidnas, tree frogs, possums, chickens, and turtles, said principal Meagan Steward, apparently unaware she is actually running a wildlife park with regular child visitors. But a Giant W

Huge 9 8 inch, 1oz Giant Wood Moth found in Australian school

Mothra is real, and she is Australian.  Construction workers at an Australian primary school (i.e. elementary school) found a huge bug this week, and have been proudly showing it off as per primary school tradition. To be fair, it is a very cool bug. The Giant Wood Moth was discovered by builders working on Mount Cotton State School s new classrooms, which are on the edge of a rainforest in south-east Queensland. Giant Wood Moths are common along the Queensland coast, but actually spotting one in the wild is a rarer phenomenon. The staff and students weren t surprised by the find as we have a range of animals on our grounds at Mount Cotton State School such as bush turkeys, wallabies, koalas, ducks, the occasional snake that needs to be relocated back to our rainforest, echidnas, tree frogs, possums, chickens, and turtles, said principal Meagan Steward, apparently unaware she is actually running a wildlife park with regular child visitors. But a Giant Wood Moth was not somet

Meet the Super Moth found in Australia

Meet the Super Moth found in Australia Updated East Coast Radio Share this: A Giant Wood Moth has been discovered at a primary school in Australia in what is a huge find for the school and the kids as they are rarely ever seen by humans. Facebook/Mount Cotton State School P&C @MountCottonStateSchoolCommunity We are so used to those furry-looking creatures that fly around our homes. What we are not used to are mammoth-sized moths, like this one found at a primary school in Queensland, Australia.  Read more:  Builders were busy with constructing new classrooms at Mount Cotton State School and found a Giant Wood Moth, which is the heaviest moth in the world. The Giant Wood Moth measures up to 25cm - that s almost as long as a standard-sized ruler! 

Giant Wood Moths - Burke s Backyard

Giant Wood Moths © 2020 CTC Productions Pty Limited. All rights reserved. The material presented on this website, may not be reproduced or distributed, in whole or in part, without the prior written permission of CTC Productions.   Qantas Amazing Australia   Recently on ‘Burke’s Backyard’ Don and Dr Geoff Monteith, Senior Curator of Insects at the Queensland Museum, went on the hunt for the Giant Wood Moth, which is a fascinating part of garden ecology. The larvae are better known as witchetty grubs. Although these huge grubs, which burrow into the trunks of trees look destructive and may be found in dying trees, they often won’t be the cause of a tree’s death as they do not burrow deep into the tree.

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