seriously, we have something going on around here with the bugs. i've lived in maine all my life and have seen my share of wildlife - insects included. (and yes, they absolutely count in the "wildlife" category up here.) but i have never seen bugs like we have here in waterboro. they are just crazy big. since we moved to this house, we've seen our fair share of mutant insects. spiders... dragonflies... black flies... mosquitos... all in abnormally large scale.
but the moths we've had hanging around here this weekend absolutely take the cake - in categories of both size and sheer nastiness. we always have the normal moths-around-the-porchlight gatherings after dark, but last night before going to bed adam and i noticed this huge mutant moth on the kitchen screen. in the morning, not only was it still there, but it had invited its buddy to hang out, too. these things were not like any other moth i've seen. we're talking 5" wingspans, furry bodies, and tarantula legs. it essentially looked like a mouse had sprouted wings. our two-year-old daughter thought they were adorable and insisted that we take some pictures. i, on the other hand, wonder just exactly what kind of hazardous material we're living near that creates such insect monstrosities...
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