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I heard stories about these from some of my unfortunate co-workers who went to Kourou for Ariane launch campaigns.
really curious how the creator of this was able to get such good depth of field with what seems like a macro setup.
This made me feel so much better about moths. With the video so close up they looked super cute and snuggly. Something I have never associated with a moth before. Secondly, I found it pretty cool to see how their flight wasn't as controlled as I had thought of. It looked like a bit of a mess on take off. Again, just disarmed me from the moths I've grown to despise flying around the house. Very cool to see them from a…
This made me feel so much better about moths. With the video so close up they looked super cute and snuggly. Something I have never associated with a moth before. Secondly, I found it pretty cool to see how their flight wasn't as controlled as I had thought of. It looked like a bit of a mess on take off. Again, just disarmed me from the moths I've grown to despise flying around the house. Very cool to see them from a…
Me too! Moths frighten me so much! I've always had this irrational fear that their powdery wings would cause skin rash.
I don't know what it is, but I get a weird, visceral, wincing reaction seeing bugs up close like this. Bugs are a real weakness for me. I don't get put off by blood at all. I can handle (and in fact enjoy) gore in movies, horror movies, etc. But man, I don't know what it is with insects. Their tiny spindly legs, weird beady eyes, the wings, their hair, their antennae. Can't stand looking at it. Fascinating creatures,…
There are some repellant looking arthropods, but these moths are the beginner level in getting used to looking at such creatures.
really curious how the creator of this was able to get such good depth of field with what seems like a macro setup.
He mentions it around 1:10 of this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2okI6ZszQY&t=205s
How far do these moths fly?
How often, and what for?