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Volcanic lightning is seen over the Puyehue volcano in Chile. Authorities have evacuated hundreds of people in the nearby area. The volcano was calm on Sunday, one day after raining down ash and forcing thousands to flee, although the cloud of soot it had belched out still darkened skies as far away as Argentina.
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Volcanic lightning is seen over the Puyehue volcano in Chile. Authorities have evacuated hundreds of people in the nearby area. The volcano was calm on Sunday, one day after raining down ash and forcing thousands to flee, although the cloud of soot it had belched out still darkened skies as far away as Argentina.

animalworld: CREATONOTOS GANGIS (The hairy appendages are the everted coremata (male scent organs) used during courtship to release pheromones) Noctuidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini © Darren5907 Creatonotos gangis is a species of arctiid moth found in South East Asia and Australia. Adult males secrete the pheromone hydroxydanaidal in order to attract mates. The amount produced, and the size of the coremata (scent organs) which produce it, are however dependent on the diet that the moth experienced as a caterpillar. If the larval diet contained pyrrolizidine alkaloids, then the coremata become large and the male will release up to 400 micrograms (0.0062 gr) of hydroxydanaidal, but if it does not, then the coremata do not grow large and no scent is produced. Fact Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creatonotos_gangis Other photos you may like: Maltese Ruby Tiget Moth Garden Tiger Moth Giant Leopard Moth
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CREATONOTOS GANGIS (The hairy appendages are the everted coremata (male scent organs) used during courtship to release pheromones)

Noctuidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini © Darren5907

Creatonotos gangis is a species of arctiid moth found in South East Asia and Australia. Adult males secrete the pheromone hydroxydanaidal in order to attract mates. The amount produced, and the size of the coremata (scent organs) which produce it, are however dependent on the diet that the moth experienced as a caterpillar. If the larval diet contained pyrrolizidine alkaloids, then the coremata become large and the male will release up to 400 micrograms (0.0062 gr) of hydroxydanaidal, but if it does not, then the coremata do not grow large and no scent is produced.

Fact Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creatonotos_gangis

Other photos you may like:

Maltese Ruby Tiget Moth

Garden Tiger Moth

Giant Leopard Moth

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