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[–]escape_goat 58 points59 points ago

This is really, really cute.

But.

How come only one image of the 'Venezuelan poodle moth' seems to exist?

The recent popularity of this image seems to have been sparked by its appearance on the 'Science Dump' webpage on monday, along with a two other images of what, to my eye, appears to be a distinctly different moth.

A bit of searching reveals that one other two images were first indexed back in May 2010 when a person named 'Dooderbutt' on the Free Republic website posted it. This moth was identified as probably being a female Muslin Moth.

Later on in the thread, a person named 'TChad' posted the image of the Venezuelan Poodle Moth, writing:

OK, I'm just going by the label that the photographer, "DrPhotoMoto," gave it. His other insect photos appear to have legitimate names.

[–]zendak 5 points6 points ago

Update: /r/AskScience pointed me to a nice subreddit - /r/whatsthisbug - where someone cleared it up. It's legit.

[–]zendak 2 points3 points ago

Agreed, pretty cool but the lack of actual information seems a bit fishy. Anyway, I just asked r/AskScience.

[–]MCDEV777 193 points194 points ago

Venomoth

[–]sugarcone19 18 points19 points ago

or mothra?

[–]suction 9 points10 points ago

Mosuraa

[–]TakenakaHanbei 30 points31 points ago

Time to solve another problem with Earthquake then...

Edit: Reddit doesn't like my Pokemon joke ;-;

Edit 2: Guess I was wrong.

[–]MCDEV777 10 points11 points ago

I don't think that will solve the problem. After all it was an earthquake that brought these fuckers into existence.

[–]optipessfan 11 points12 points ago

Reddit doesn't like my Pokemon joke either!

[–]monstroh 2 points3 points ago

I don't get it, ground attacks hit x1 vs venomoth.

[–]aureality 2 points3 points ago

[–]PoonSmasher9002 1 point2 points ago

I'm going to go ahead and say what we're all thinking.It's obviously a masquerain or possibly a mothim

[–]analalf 264 points265 points ago

That thing looks adorable!

[–]saltonasnail 59 points60 points ago

I thought the same, at first.

Then I imagined that thing flying erratically at my ceiling light (just out of reach), making all sorts of fluttering noises. MAKE IT STOP

[–]Winkz0 3 points4 points ago

Cute, but ultimately NOPE

[–]glenlikespie 74 points75 points ago

It looks like a muppet!

[–]Morraj97 93 points94 points ago

It looks like a fucking Yeti with wings.

[–]kyle47 53 points54 points ago

It's from Hoth. A HOTH MOTH

[–]superjentendo 25 points26 points ago

it's like a tiny falcor!

[–]captcha_trampstamp 2 points3 points ago

YEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!

[–]_Wolfos 15 points16 points ago

It looks like a Gremlin.

[–]RandomJPEG 105 points106 points ago

Yeah.. a muppet filled with tons of NOPE.

ಠ_ಠ

[–]TakenakaHanbei 50 points51 points ago

He only wants to be petted and told he is a good boy~

[–]Boromarl 29 points30 points ago

Don't we all?

[–]Adios_numero_two 25 points26 points ago

Until it rips your balls off.

[–]LECHEDEMIPALO 18 points19 points ago

As a Moth specialist I can confirm this.

[–]jdepps113 6 points7 points ago

As a urologist, I get called to the hospital for several such cases every month.

[–]Nintendew 1 point2 points ago

As a Bank employee I handle the wire transfers that pay for those cases.

[–]Morraj97 7 points8 points ago

As a plumber, I clean toilets. It sucks.

[–]Wolligepoes 16 points17 points ago

I came here to say that. Moths generally don't do anything NOPE right? I mean the moths I know are brown butterfly like animals that fly around at night and eat clothes in your closet. They don' seem to like cotton though, and I love cotton so they are no problem for me.

[–]devicerandom 8 points9 points ago

Moths are totally innocuous, still for me they are a total NOPE. Much more than spiders. They are friggin' crazy.

[–]jasontimmur 46 points47 points ago

Good god some of you people are such a bunch of pussies. It's a fucking moth.

[–]devicerandom 5 points6 points ago

I know it makes no sense whatsoever, still they freak me out.

[–]jasontimmur 10 points11 points ago

Seriously it's the insect equivalent of a bunny rabbit.

[–]Kaydye 2 points3 points ago

You are not alone...deep seeded fear of moths...

[–]this_is_notmyopinion 4 points5 points ago

^ This.

Get serious people. You need to be able to fight the fear of things that are primarily bird food.

[–]Sean1708 10 points11 points ago

My sister is exactly the same and she always asks me to get rid of them. Much fun is had when I inevitably chase her round the house with them.

[–]TheVGamer 14 points15 points ago

You monster.

[–]kyle47 1 point2 points ago

slowly looks towards closet, wide-eyed

[–]DoctorHeadshot 5 points6 points ago

I was just about to say that it looks like the world's most harmless bug. It's like Ryan Stiles in bug form!

[–]Sir_Higgalot 55 points56 points ago

I want a big one so that I can ride it.

[–]majikmixx 2 points3 points ago

That's what she said.

[–]KingVape 85 points86 points ago

I feel like /r/aww would be a little more appropriate for this, dude.

[–]nosferatu_zodd 52 points53 points ago

imagine if that thing had a 20 foot wingspan and we had them tamed, decked out in armor, and trained for combat. Then we'd take criminals and strap jousting gear to them then make them fly around tin a giant dome and fight to the death. Fireworks need to go off every time there's a huge collision. Also, these things need to talk and hold some type of relevance to the evil conspiracy behind the Giant multi-billion dollar franchise that will come from venezuelan poodle moth wars. VPMW.

[–]anonymoustom 9 points10 points ago

I'll have what he's having please!

[–]emac64 33 points34 points ago

reminds me of a furbie

[–]Pullet 17 points18 points ago

Everything animal from South America looks like it fell out of an anime.

[–]MYDOGSTELLA 54 points55 points ago

There is something very donnie darko about this

[–]pfelon 34 points35 points ago

AWW and NOPE are battling it out in my brain.

[–]gabruka 25 points26 points ago

Not very WTF to be honest. These are common house pets! It takes great responsibility to have one and there are specific instructions to care for them: never expose it to bright light (especially sunlight, which will kill it); never get it wet (which will make it multiply); and, most importantly: never, ever feed it after midnight.

[–]dylyn 3 points4 points ago

[–]epicassassin23 25 points26 points ago

Fuck that. Venezuela has been crossed OFF the list

[–]tits_make_me_happy 15 points16 points ago

Dont, we have beautiful mountains and beaches

[–]spunkymarimba 15 points16 points ago

Plus beautiful women and delicious rum.

[–]gabruka 12 points13 points ago

Yes. Yes. This is how we lure you in.

[–]spunkymarimba 10 points11 points ago

And then...(gulp)...you release the moths?

[–]JustFuckUp 7 points8 points ago

The socialists moths!

[–]gabruka 5 points6 points ago

Just relax and look at your beautiful surroundings. Have this glass of Cacique Antiguo rum and let these gorgeous ladies answer all your questions.

[–]frrarp 2 points3 points ago

Are there many Venezuelan redditors?

[–]Waffuls 4 points5 points ago

We're everywhere.

[–]diggstown 4 points5 points ago

And then there's Hugo.

[–]LeonTrotsky_on_speed 6 points7 points ago

I'd just avoid the entire southern hemisphere.

[–]lvii22 1 point2 points ago

Venezuela as a whole is still in the northern hemisphere

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[–]frrarp 2 points3 points ago

False. the equator runs through Brazil. Look at your map properly.

[–]locofoci 5 points6 points ago

Please, next time do a little fact checking before replying, ok?

lvii22 is correct.

[–]jdtix 2 points3 points ago

[–]Sandmanifest 13 points14 points ago

That's actually pretty awesome. Although if one of those flew into my hair I would still freak the fuck out and hurt myself or others in the process.

[–]bellends 9 points10 points ago

Moths are just butterflies in love with the moon, so sad that their love can never be that he forgot how to be BEAUTIFUL.

[–]LittleTillyFooFoo 9 points10 points ago

Is it just me or does this thing look like it can totally grant wishes?

[–]Deathrexx 13 points14 points ago

Baby mothra looks awesome.

[–]skinnyjeansandthongs 10 points11 points ago

It's so fluffy I'm gonna diiiiie.

[–]Directors_Cut 6 points7 points ago

Cotton Moth.

Or, maybe if its large... Behe-Moth?

[–]NamesAppleJack 4 points5 points ago

"Fly monkeys, fly!"

[–]maomeow 12 points13 points ago

This is awesome! I saw a less cool moth as I was leaving work today

[–]anotherDocObVious 8 points9 points ago

[–]touchy610 2 points3 points ago

I think it looks neat. The wings look almost perfectly symmetrical.

[–]elsa138 3 points4 points ago

Reminds me of my favorite cartoon.

[–]cakey138 8 points9 points ago

Reminds me of MY favorite cartoon. http://imgur.com/p3UGs

[–]Karmakerosene 4 points5 points ago

Moths are so cute. :3

[–]RMaximus 2 points3 points ago

Thats a dude in a bug suit from 10ft away, dont lie.

Great pic!!

[–]cuppincayk 4 points5 points ago

Shut your fucking mouth he's fabulous

[–]Mardoxx 2 points3 points ago

Anyone going to post the proper name for this?

It looks like a muslin moth, but I don't think it is.

[–]puddlegirl 5 points6 points ago

[http://peonyden.blogspot.com/2010/09/many-moths-are-hairy-this-one-takes.html] on this blog they say it is a long tailed bombyx?

[–]Mardoxx 1 point2 points ago

coooooool, thanks!

Your googlefu is better than mine :(

[–]_Novanox_ 2 points3 points ago

I want that for a pet.

[–]singleserving- 2 points3 points ago

Who's a handsome little man? You are!

[–]spicypalm 2 points3 points ago

I read that as "Venezuelan poodle month" at first.

[–]Flauni 4 points5 points ago

Don't pour water on it or feed it. It could get nasty.

[–]nitrosmomma88 2 points3 points ago

This is fucking adoreable, my fiancee wants one as a pet.

[–]daBurgerKing 2 points3 points ago

It looks like a small little fluffy alien!

[–]frasier_crane 1 point2 points ago

Just chilling... Coolness, bro. It has it.

[–]axid 2 points3 points ago

So... if you swat it, will it explode into a cloud of furballs?

[–]THE_NOPE_MAN 0 points1 point ago

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOPE

[–]lynchbabies 1 point2 points ago

so many mixed emotions

[–]peatoire 2 points3 points ago

Nice, ah, the old Denis Healey eyebrows. http://i.imgur.com/FXcgd.jpg

[–]Bokofittleworth 3 points4 points ago

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/7126/denishealey.jpg

Ahh, Denis. Famous for those oh so fulsome brows.

[–]kevincreeperpants 1 point2 points ago

If that creepy bunny from Donnie Darco and a moth fucked....that thing would be thier child.

[–]leonsecure 1 point2 points ago

FLYING GREMLINS! WE ARE SOOOOO F...ED!

[–]ApolloHimself 2 points3 points ago

Can someone photoshop in sunglasses and a piano on this?

[–]BabyEddieConrad 1 point2 points ago

I read this as "Venezuelan poodle month" and was expecting some crazy Venezuelan exhibition of poodles with weird haircuts and outfits. Not sure if I'm disappointed or not.

[–]rodelgadi 2 points3 points ago

Damn nature you scary!

[–]smackfairy 10 points11 points ago

*Damn nature, you cute!

FTFY

[–]aggierogue3 -1 points0 points ago

i will admit that this looks awesome, but it has absolutely no business in r/WTF. If this was in r/AWW, i would have upvoted

[–]chagspop 2 points3 points ago

I would try /r/insectporn

[–]mackinoncougars 3 points4 points ago

I would try working for a library with dat desire to categorize.

[–]stevez28 1 point2 points ago

Looks like a Spiderman pose.

[–]slagahthor 1 point2 points ago

WANT

[–]eliminatedzero 1 point2 points ago

aww i dont like poodles but i like this.

[–]Duck_Matthew5 0 points1 point ago

It looks like a pimp. Chuuch .

[–]ignit_shitttt -1 points0 points ago

I'm surprised no one has made a Gremlins reference yet.

[–]Clippy1 1 point2 points ago

is that thing for real??

[–]proddy 1 point2 points ago

Looks like something out of Donnie Darko

[–]CrippledHorse 1 point2 points ago

Bitch I'm fabulous.

[–]danielslament 0 points1 point ago

Fuck you Venomoth!

[–]suprsolutions 1 point2 points ago

The ol' firby moth.

[–]smaliebigs 0 points1 point ago

JESUS CHRIST

[–]ScreamingSkull 1 point2 points ago

Is that thing as big as the picture makes it seem? does it eat mice?

[–]Bokofittleworth 3 points4 points ago

It eats poodles - hence the name.

Swoops from the sky and scoops em up.

[–]wild3dreams 1 point2 points ago

Should've posted to /r/aww instead.

[–]arandompurpose 1 point2 points ago

New Kog'Maw skin

[–]awe300 1 point2 points ago

Wow, one of the cutest insects I've seen so far.

[–]rhinolith 0 points1 point ago

Gilbert!

[–]Jarroseph 1 point2 points ago

Looks like a furry cherub

[–]Chaos77719 -1 points0 points ago

...I'll kill it...whatever means necessary...

[–]Joinourclub 1 point2 points ago

Cuuuuuute!

[–]friendlyfellow72 1 point2 points ago

based on it's antennae i'm guessing it's female. Male's tend to have much larger "eyebrows" to detect the female's phermones.

[–]peacebuster 1 point2 points ago

Not sure if cute.

[–]beckova23 1 point2 points ago

Countries NOT to visit: Australia & Venezuela. Nope & hell nope.

[–]SolSeptem 1 point2 points ago

Wow. That's the first bug I've seen that's cuter than a bumblebee.

[–]tamakitty22 1 point2 points ago

That moth is fucking adorable o_o

[–]dmohr02 0 points1 point ago

Pimp moth is pimp

[–]mrducky78 0 points1 point ago

Thats a pokemon. I would stake $10 that if you throw a pokeball at it. It will be caught.

[–]niamhish 0 points1 point ago

The stuff if nightmares right there.

Is there a word for moth phobia? I have that.

[–]Bokofittleworth 1 point2 points ago

Did anyone else expect to see moth larvae feasting on a Poodle? Like in South America poodles are so commonplace that a type of moth has evolved that has a parasitic relationship with them. What next? Columbian Spaniel Spiders? WTF brain?!

Also, I may have unresolved Moth issues.

[–]pianoyeah 0 points1 point ago

don't feed it after midnight

[–]chicagogam 1 point2 points ago

adorable! i'd happily run from a 6ft tall version version of it. and as cute as it is...i think someone needs to tell it to go easy on the mascara

[–]abledoer 1 point2 points ago

you win. all of the intranets.

[–]Quaddy_Thighman 0 points1 point ago

This should be in r/awww. It's so incredibly cute. Can I keep it as a pet?

[–]Derecho777 1 point2 points ago

How do I explain this to my family if I want it as a pet?

[–]Emperor_Zar 0 points1 point ago

Imsectosauraus finally transformed!

[–]zwerp 1 point2 points ago

Deal with it.

[–]XJadynX 0 points1 point ago

MOOOOOOOOOOOTHRAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!

[–]jovohobo 1 point2 points ago

This thing is made up right? all the pictures on google are this one and added 2 days ago...

[–]dabigguy3 0 points1 point ago

I want to train it to feed popcorn to me

[–]416inthis 0 points1 point ago

not cool.

[–]Epithemus 0 points1 point ago

Not sure if Nope or Aww.

[–]hothooters 0 points1 point ago

That moth. Give it to me.

[–]WhosAsking 0 points1 point ago

Don't feed it after midnight.

[–]one 2 points3 points ago

it's always after midnight

[–]AllHailTheCATS 0 points1 point ago

Would make a badass pet

[–]Flibblestix 0 points1 point ago

Nope.

[–]K-A-Y-A 0 points1 point ago

Isn't it just FABULOUS!

[–]GMBeats95 0 points1 point ago

MOTHRA!

[–]hackysacks 0 points1 point ago

That is a real live fairy.

[–]Simonzi 0 points1 point ago

Lady Gaga, is that you?

[–]indigomoon11 0 points1 point ago

NOPE

[–]tenzil 0 points1 point ago

Kill it with fire.

[–]zePiNdA 0 points1 point ago

grabs jetpack

[–]latino666 0 points1 point ago

Looks like some kind of mammal fucked an insect and that was the result.. What the fuck...

[–]maz-o 0 points1 point ago

No way that's a real thing.

SHRUG

[–]CHARLES_DICK_IN_HIS_ 0 points1 point ago

the longer i look, the weirder this gets.

[–]Lumepall 0 points1 point ago

Aww, my hamster just ran away and I think I know which will be my next pet!

[–]Chingdynasty 0 points1 point ago

I read this as "Venezuelan poodle mouth" and was expecting a new version of the duck face.

[–]oangbsite 1 point2 points ago

Why is /r/WTF turning into /r/pics lately?

[–]ElizaIsEpic 0 points1 point ago

I saw it and was like "It has on shades!"

[–]hey_gang 0 points1 point ago

DAE read "Venezuelan poodle math" and then be very confused upon seeing the pic?

[–]shapeshifter666 0 points1 point ago

He's kinda cute...

[–]DEINOCHEIRUS 0 points1 point ago

That could perfectly be the final boss of an old MSX scrolling shoot 'em up game.

[–]Smithburg01 0 points1 point ago

Reddit has shown me so many new bugs I hope never to find in my hair.

[–]Biznack1812 0 points1 point ago

Twenty-eight days, six hours, 42 minutes, 12 seconds. That is when the world will end.

[–]chocolate_chip_orgy 0 points1 point ago

Looks like the yeti used the teleportation machine with a fly in it.

[–]dacookeymonsta 0 points1 point ago

You should have known better than to feed it after midnight.

[–]Waffuls 0 points1 point ago

Venezuela has one of the highest per capita murder rates in the world.

This is a very significant contributor to that.

Source: Venezuelan

[–]Kn1ght21 0 points1 point ago

dont feed it after midnight

[–]apoeticturtle 0 points1 point ago

This should be posted in /r/aww

[–]NousDefions -1 points0 points ago

I'd like to hit that thing with a tennis racket.

[–]einstein2001 1 point2 points ago

WTF? This is WTF?

[–]BoeJenjamin 0 points1 point ago

FLY AT ME, BRO.

[–]ricankng787 0 points1 point ago

NOPE.

[–]walking_away_ 0 points1 point ago

My high school bio teacher just posted this on her Facebook wall....

[–]mrbananas 0 points1 point ago

[–]tashmoo 0 points1 point ago

omg its fucking gremlin

[–]stylz168 0 points1 point ago

Was I the only one who thought it was a PokÉmon at first glance?

[–]Squirlycharacter 0 points1 point ago

Da Faque

[–]nastros 0 points1 point ago

It looks like it would possibly burn your house down if it hit a bug zapper with all that fur.

[–]Arvresit 0 points1 point ago

That is legitimately the only bug I've ever seen and thought it was cute...

[–]Plooper951 0 points1 point ago

I didn't want to sleep anyways.

[–]penumbrasofprivacy 0 points1 point ago

Is it weird that I think that this belongs in aww?

[–]snafoo972 0 points1 point ago

He's cute in a 'kill it with fire' kind of way.

[–]xWaNTeD_DeAd 0 points1 point ago

This honestly reminded me of ogre in tekken 3 or the final fight in all the arcade fights on that game in case you can't picture it

[–]openToSuggestions 0 points1 point ago

Don't know what's wtf about it. That's amazing.

[–]jdepps113 1 point2 points ago

It's kind of cute.

I'd still murder it in cold blood if it were in my house, though.

[–]snafoo972 0 points1 point ago

I have a strange fascination with large moths. Little ones... not so much.