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OK, here’s the science. The bits you see expanding are androconial organs, which are inflated to attract females (I KNOW RIGHT?) and also transmit pheromones.
Here’s what the moth looks like when it’s not being inflated:
Tuesday 26 November, 2024
Tuesday 26 November, 2024
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This video of a moth 'inflating' will make you say NOPE
THIS IS WHAT happens when you inflate a chionarctia nivea moth.
Warning: don’t watch this with food in your mouth, because you may spit it out.
Did you feel like that video was missing something? Yes, we did too. Here it is with added sound:
OK, here’s the science. The bits you see expanding are androconial organs, which are inflated to attract females (I KNOW RIGHT?) and also transmit pheromones.
Here’s what the moth looks like when it’s not being inflated:
And here’s a GIF. Because we couldn’t leave you without one.
via Reddit
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