Yes, this is a large moth with a large safety pin protruding from it's back. We found this moth in the garage of the old house on Sunday while in the middle of the move. Since Ben's class is studying butterflies and moths in science, and his teacher spent her college days collecting and preserving bugs, Ben decided that he needed to take this moth to school. His teacher had apparently previously instructed the students on various methods for capturing/killing insects without destroying them. So this moth ended up in an empty tissue box, covered in packing tape, in the freezer until Ben took it to school yesterday.
Apparently, from what Ben tells me (and from the email his teacher sent me) the moth caused quite a surprise when it was unveiled yesterday morning. Not only was it much larger than his teacher was expecting to see when she unwrapped the box, it was also, ahem, not quite deceased. Ben's teacher rose to the occasion and made a make-shift display to preserve the specimen, using a tupperware container, a large safety pin (which unfortunately ended up being the final manner of death), and some play doh (which we replaced per her instructions with styrofoam when Ben got home yesterday). So now Ben has a perfectly preserved specimen of a white-lined sphinx moth (as was determined by Ben and his teacher). Forever reminding him of moving day ;)
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Ewww.
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