Poodle Moth

The Poodle Moth. There has only ever been one photo of the elusive Poodle Moth, it has never been captured and subsequent hunts have come up empty. So when I say elusive, I think I actually mean mythological, like a tiny moth Yeti. OMFG, maybe it’s the actual tooth fairy! All the other photos appear to be of either Silkworm moths or Muslin Moths. Cards on the table, there is a not insignificant chance that I’ve drawn one of these but given it fluffy legs. Which is going to be a nightmare for any budding lepidopterists out there, as I have just learnt that some species are differentiated by the number or configuration of hairs on their legs. I’m going to suggest that perhaps there are too many moth species? And yeah, I’m just going to casually drop lepidopterist in a sentence like I knew it off the top of my head. Here are some more generic moth facts that have stirred my porridge this morning: A male moth can smell a female (moth, I assume) more than seven miles away. With their tiny noses! Seven miles! Some moths squeak to confuse bats, some to confuse bees. Some moths don’t eat, The Luna moth for example doesn’t even have a mouth. It mates, lays eggs and dies all without knowing the wonder of a bacon sandwich. Finally, only very few moths actually eat clothes, 2 species out of 2500 in the UK to be precise. It must just be very unlucky then, that they are ALL in my house.