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Re:Simple Sabotage Field Manual by United States Office of S... by ruined on Thursday June 09, 2022 @01:47AM (#31677946)
this manual is several decades old. large moths (the size of your palm) used to be very common, and still are in some remote places. you could catch them easily near any lamp after sundown.
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Re:Simple Sabotage Field Manual by United States Office of S... by ericbarrett on Thursday June 09, 2022 @03:42AM (#31678585)
The Bay Area used to have cercropia moths in the surrounding foothills. They are enormous, 8" or more, and their wing flapping makes an incredible basso profondo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyalophora_cecropia

I haven't seen one in decades. No idea if there are any left.

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Re:Simple Sabotage Field Manual by United States Office of S... by andromeduck on Thursday June 09, 2022 @04:31AM (#31678873)
Used to live in an attic in the presidio. Pretty sure one of these mfs flew into my face one time as I was on my phone, trying to read myself to sleep. Terrible experience.
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Re:Simple Sabotage Field Manual by United States Office of S... by redwood on Thursday June 09, 2022 @05:52AM (#31679328)
Scary to think about the ecosystem implications of that
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Re:Simple Sabotage Field Manual by United States Office of S... by daniel-cussen on Thursday June 09, 2022 @09:59AM (#31681204)
Leave a lot of cotton clothes in a closet without mothballs.
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