Cecropia Moth + 9 Moths in Slow Motion!

[@Bat_Biologist]

You are 100% forgiven for not moving the paint brush... that plume moth was fabulous!

[@erinhowell1155]

As an artist, these videos are fascinating and inspiring. The way the wings move is just amazing. I'll never get tired of watching these ❤

[@tracybowling1156]

Those moths are so wonderful! And, the paintbrush didn't bother me. It helped to show the size of the moth. 😊

[@sophiewooloo]

there's something really profound and beautiful about these videos, that isn't just the marvel of incredible insects. it's the relaxing visuals of slow motion, the delicate music, and the writing too. something about: "this family is named after their famous inch-worming caterpillars, that seem to measure the earth with each one of their looping steps" moved me almost to tears. i love your stuff. thank you

[@Staladus]

That first one is literally Mothra

[@karlmuster263]

I looked up a picture, and they do have the same abdomen pattern. I wonder if they used this species as inspiration.

[@godzilla_fan_13]

@karlmuster263 Iirc atlas moths, a closely related species (both are in the family Saturnidae) might have been used as inspiration, but Mothra herself was more inspired by domestic silk moths iirc.

[@milliethechicken5725]

I had a pet Polyphemus moth that I named Mothra she is such a bug cutie I have a video of her go to my channel if you want to see her❤

[@SaimonBhattarai2]

I knew I wasn't the only one

[@yelsewt5]

I think the first omega looks more like volcarona, one of the moth Pokémon.

[@mikecappa1094]

If I was ever going to ' be something', i would be an Entomologist. Thank you for all your wonderful work .

[@nunyabznz]

The paintbrush did not deter. Absolutely beautiful!

[@VixenArt3]

OMG I was just re-watching all your butterfly and moth videos the other day, and now there's a new one!!! YAYYY, you are the best!

[@jeffk412]

fantastic work! and I love the color backgrounds, the way they are gently lit to compliment these flying beauties!

[@daisypekin6787]

I love the fact that you don't play loud music w/your films...let the pictures & your words tell the story...bravo!

[@AsioEntomo]

YES! I've been hoping (and asking in the comments) for a plume moth for ages! The shots are awesome, regardless of a missing leg and the paintbrush. Thank you for more lovely moth content!

[@OldSchool1947]

Your (incredible) footage demonstrate the FLEXIBILITY of moth wings! I had NO idea!

[@aidenwallin3523]

I love Cecropia moths! We found one in September of 2019, and overwintered it until it emerged in May of 2020. We named her Randelle, and she became our CoViD-19 spring home science project.

[@Vyz3r]

So beautiful. Moths are so underrated.

[@FastNCurious88]

Moths are tragically underrated creatures. So docile and lovely. Full of personality. I've made many friends over the years, with many different species. I've only ever seen one of these once in my whole life. It was here in Southern Vermont, 2019. I'll never forget it. I was outside on my porch around 10pm smoking a cigarette and it landed right on my knee. I froze, as I wasn't sure WTF it was, I didn't realize moths so large live around me or even existed. Biggest moth I had ever seen up until I his point was a Luna. In my frozen state I began observing it. As it made its way up my thigh from my knee I could FEEL its weight. I was blown away by how chill and beautiful it was. Once the shock wore off I gently rested my finger in front of it and it happily climbed on and I brought it up to my face to further study it in the porch light. Fascinating. Again it was actually so heavy. It had a slight shimmer and its markings were breathtaking. I placed it back on my leg and it spent a further 30-40 minutes with me. Observing me just as much as I was observing it. Once I was ready to go back inside I invited him or her on my hand once more and gently placed it on the porch railing. I bid my farewells and thanked it for honoring me with its visitation and he flew away. Life altering experience for me. The one I made contact with was nearly the length of a soda can, and it flattened its wings for me at one point, I'd say its wing span was at least 6 maybe even 7 inches. Absolutely incredible experience. ❤

[@pennycatcap2998]

I clicked on this video so fast, I love moths and very much enjoy seeing others marvel at their beauty too!! Thank you for filming this video!

[@hyliaphora-cecropia]

YEAHHH CECROPIA MOTH!!! What a beautiful creature, easily my favorite saturniid! Thank you for the lovely footage!

[@chapa435ify]

Hey Doc, love your work, the critters you've captured and shared for us to see are truly breathtaking. I wanted to suggest adding sequences of moths/insects flying in normal speed so we can more easily appreciate how much detail is elucidated in the slow motion footage Cheers

[@sulaf825]

I really appreciate your efforts, I never get to see those breathtaking creatures that close. Thank you so much. I wish we had a closer look at the ailanthus wings, it seems to have a very cool pattern on its wings, and I’ve never seen one in Saudi Arabia (where I live).

[@shaddonon]

5:36 caught myself whispering “wooow” out loud at the light flashing off this moth’s wings. your vids bring out my inner child ❤

[@kaylathehedgehog2005]

Holy moly! The wings of the plume moth are gorgeous. Very angelic. I legit thought that it had more than four wings when it start flying.

[@bitbit2k550]

So cool seeing many of my favorite backyard moths in such high quality :0

[@RangerJeni]

Brilliant video, thanks for sharing your knowledge. Must have taken forever to create.

[@gus473]

My wife hatched a cecropia moth from a cocoon in her office! Huge, and hugely cool to see! (Then it was released outdoors.) 😎✌️

[@galshev]

I have seen a lot plants growing and flowers opening in slow motion. Never seen butterflies. FANTASTIC job! Thank you!!

[@CrowSkeleton]

Oh, these are so pretty whilst demonstrating principles of lift in insect flight so well...more moths please!

[@TheWildReportOfficial]

That pepper moth is an absolute UNIT, it's amazing to me that it's even able to get airborne.

[@littlekirby6]

moths are some of my favorite insects, such a nice treat to see this today ❤

[@ritahorvath8207]

So happy about this new video ❣ 🦋

[@caecaecream7763]

things i have learned from these videos: -insects lift their legs (and sometimes jump!!) to prepare for flying -wings move in a complex, circular pattern when in the air (maybe to take advantage of air vortices and give them more lift?) -moths are adorable and i love them

[@iainb1577]

Thank you for these wonderful videos. To see things, in detail, which we cannot ordinarily see is so special.

[@ismewhat1234]

Really cool & good shots thank you for sharing have a great weekend

[@rebeccadowling4904]

The White Miller Caddisfly was my favorite! Your narratives are great too!

[@naktiluka]

Thank you for all your beautiful videos! For some reasons I was thinking that only male moths have feathered antennae, but 0:50 showed me I was wrong. I'm glad to refine my knowledge

[@joannagiddings3279]

Thanks for your wonderful content. I see some of these species in my backyard too and it is great to see them slowed down for viewing. Well done!

[@DanielSimu]

The Moth Lab is my favorite science channel

[@Danika_Nadzan]

Your videos are always fascinating, and this one really highlighted the jaw-dropping beauty of these gorgeous moths. I recently moved to NC, and hope to visit the Museum this year!

[@maggienelson4437]

When I first came to North Carolina over 50 years ago, I worked 3rd shift in a cavernous building with doors open to the outdoors and nearby woods. I saw the cecropia moths all the time, but I also saw luna moths often as big as a piece of typing paper. I never see them that big anymore.

[@RomulusTheWild6693]

Dude, the plume moths look like actual angels there beautiful

[@LucyHoward-ky6jz]

Awesome! Thank you for this fascinating content. Now I understand fully why we've got to leave the leaves!

[@fishsticxz]

Wonderful! insects are so cool and beautiful! it's amazing to get these closeup shots of them in flight, thanks for all your hard word!

[@petriepretorius4085]

My friend... The work that you are doing... It is special... Thank you for the work you are doing, revealing how artistic and wonderful the Creation is... They are so beautiful... But Sphingidae are still my favourite😊

[@RexShen30281]

Thanks for sharing these fantastic moth to us.

[@henkvaneden3552]

your work altered a lot my respect for those who choose for different lifeforms .thank you very much

[@teddyborgaard5787]

I have been on youtube for as long as i can remember and you are 1000% one of my favurit channels ever! SO much AMAZING fotage and amazing facts! I love when other people see the beauty of the littel things🤩🤩

[@greenbimoon]

As always, amazing macrophotography. Thanks

[@JeffreyGrubb-v5p]

I so love watching your channel. You do amazing work. Thanks

[@amendersc1650]

I can never have enough of pretty slow motion moth flight

[@draconicgoatOwO]

I love moths so much :) they’re my favorite animals along with mantises and sharks. I’ve raised many and while they don’t really act all that bright they’re so adorable and can have some incredible abilities/adaptations and looks. They look much more graceful flying in slow motion- except those ragdoll legs haha My mantis was also very interested in this video, but not for the same reason I was, she’s just hungry.

[@e.s.lavall9219]

So graceful and adorable

[@kavinaderrow3269]

I've captured these moths multiple times. They're my favorite just from their sheer size.

[@oneshotme]

I very much enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up

[@robertmacpherson9044]

I watch almost all videos at 2X speed..... except yours, which I languish in.

[@RYKAZARD]

Me toooooo

[@RYKAZARD]

My atenshon span is 😢

[@bbpittorino5428]

I have more appreciation for my backyard moths now! Something whimsical about them in slow motion

[@oldcrowcreations]

So cool! I love moths💕 You got some amazing shots.

[@dolphinOnKeys]

Amazing as always, thank you very much

[@johnmurdoch8534]

Love moths ill never forget finding a polyphemusnmoth caterpillar on the sidewalk as a kid...it immediately made a coccoon in an enclosure..and i was surprised after i forgot about the container and checked it just in time some time later!

[@shympek6046]

thank you for this video 😄😅😅❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@ulrikchristiansen]

Magnificent! How about a lab tour showing your workplace and how you make the awesome videos? Thanks!

[@maymalone1505]

Beautiful 😍 😘 😍 tk ❤ for all your work and uploading🎉😊😊

[@basilzullig8789]

Super cool! ;D

[@mcnm]

Seus vídeos são sensacionais!

[@vickiferko23]

Absolutely brilliant !!!

[@dieorkin]

The big fluffy one is giving Mothra vibes.

[@LakeLouise88]

🤔 I wonder about whole video of just flight and music. Clearly it is a major event for them to take off that said my whole existence calms down watching this beautiful spectacle. I appreciate all the facts learning about them is wonderful.

[@JohannVonVorst]

While doing radar research I started looking into bats and eventually how moths have adapted to combat bat sonar. Gnarly lil critters for sure

[@pierrelegendre3582]

Toujours des images fantastiques👍

[@timfitzsimons134]

you my sir are a gift to society

[@SJHFoto]

Very nice!

[@karonmalingo5798]

I wait to watch these videos until I desperately need a pick-me-up. This was on my watchlist for 5 months. I am now going to watch it again. I still have the Beetle in Flight video to watch. OH, JOY! OH, RAPTURE! Thank you.

[@chir0pter]

Primitive lineages of moths are so interesting to me…for example how many basal lineages are still around, and how they represent relics of past periods of geologic history. You should try to film a kauri moth!

[@simplepixel5617]

Awesome content as always!!

[@TheFoxVampire]

My grandma found a Cecropia Moth on a shrub in her flowerbed here in Oklahoma! I’m not entirely sure why it was there since these things like to hang out in wooded areas…and I live in a neighborhood with pasture land right behind my house…

[@WarpedHorizon]

So cool! Great work!

[@lisa.66]

In San diego I once saw a huge piece of wood clinging to the wall. I noticed legs underneath it and when I went to lean in to get a look, the whole thing took off and flew away. It wasn't a huge piece of wood after all, it was a huge moth, and each wing was about the size of a man's hand. I couldn't believe it.

[@mel0dymak3r]

beautiful!

[@Der_Hannes]

Wonderful!

[@aaronkohutek]

What a treat :)

[@RastaBIasta]

I wish this was shot in 4K

[@isaiahjackson1211]

It probably was but it’s insanely zoomed in so definition gets losted

[@Langharig_Tuig]

A very specific question: In Dutch Caddis Flies are called "Schietmotten" (literally shot moths or shock moths) because they're supposedly slow flyers and make jitterish shocking movements while flying. This isn't a very clear description and in the video it seems to not fly in an exceptionally noticeable way so I wonder if they truly have such a distinct flying pattern (as compared to other moths and dragonflies, which is to which they are compared in Dutch and got their name from)

[@mixitup6805]

I have a moth obsession this makes me so happy

[@muggs105]

beautiful.

[@fauxvier8519]

Amazing video!

[@DamnSamBam]

i just like seeing lil bugs flap around :)

[@maddem4104]

Lovely!

[@Brightwing_]

very cool thank you!

[@lilyridley1160]

Pretty!!

[@mljh11]

Disappointed that cecropia wasn't shown flying in real time (can't seem to find other videos depicting this either). It looks so huge that I imagine flight must be clumsy if not difficult.

[@NeilPBrooks]

Wait, moths have scales??

[@lithium2000]

yep! i suggest looking at pictures! they're so cool.

[@martinfernandez882]

Thems some TripleBs: Beautiful biomechanical beasts

[@ggemcat]

so pretty

[@nassirnassir7286]

Thank for this great video but How they land too is important

[@alveolate]

omgggg flying floofs!

[@michaelbruns449]

Mothra.

[@ltlbuddha]

The white Miller Caddisfly looks like a kaiju

[@ErikSaBa6]

Hey, I know its higly unlikely but, do you have fotage of a male strepsipterid?, they are really cool insects and those weird wings could make for an entire video.

[@fredrose7801]

Please photograph a sphinx moth sometime.

[@toaster9922]

more moth!!!

[@chir0pter]

I used to get mad about ailanthus but in fact there used to be Ailanthua native to North America. Thus I find it much less offensive and invasive compared to something like eucalyptus and Brazilian peppertree in Southern California

[@sarahb.6475]

I wonder why my mother + grandmother never liked moths but yet butterflies were ok?? They acted like they were a huge threat?