The Peace Moth
One day many years ago there was a beautiful visitor hanging around the lantern on the front of the house. He (or she) looked a lot like this guy here:
Hyalophora cecropia
The cecropia, or peace moth, is the largest moth in North America. The particular visitor we had refused to leave, having become enamored of our light, and pined away as his love was unrequited. Eventually he became a mere shadow of his former self and expired for lack of food and drink.
Is it worth it? Is love worth all that?
Hyalophora cecropia
The cecropia, or peace moth, is the largest moth in North America. The particular visitor we had refused to leave, having become enamored of our light, and pined away as his love was unrequited. Eventually he became a mere shadow of his former self and expired for lack of food and drink.
Is it worth it? Is love worth all that?
posted by Eleanor Gang | 8:32 AM
1 Comments:
Poor peace moth.
I wonder if Shakespeare (the expert on unrequited love) would have written anything on the subject had he known entomology.
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