Resting Moth
by Barbara St Jean
Title
Resting Moth
Artist
Barbara St Jean
Medium
Mixed Media - Photography And Digital Arts
Description
Cecropia Moth - Like all members of the Giant Silk Moth family, the nocturnal adult cecropia moths are designed only to reproduce, lacking functional mouthparts or digestive system. Therefore, they survive a maximum of about two weeks. - To find a mate, the female cecropia moth emits pheromones, which the male's sensitive antennae can detect up to a mile away, although a male may fly up to 7 miles while searching for a female. Mating begins in the early morning hours and lasts until the evening and soon after the eggs are layed they die. A flame for the moth.....
..........By Barbara St. Jean, Saint Jean Art Gallery, Copyright Protected, All rights reserved. To purchase print please visit my site; http://barbara-saint-jean.artistwebsites.com/
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May 24th, 2013
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