• Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz
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    19 hours ago

    I think its the context, if you have moths in your home, they’re eating clothing or laying eggs in your food.

    Moths are cool outside tho.

    Heres a couple I saw in Vietnam:

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    • M137@lemmy.world
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      5 hours ago

      Not all moths do that though, but you point is still valid. I think moths are beautiful too. I’ll carefully catch and release outside any animal I find in my home, but moths compared to butterflies aren’t just for their own survival. They also frantically get up in your face more than butterflies do, and that’s just not a nice experience independent of how you feel about the animal.

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          11 hours ago

          For anyone who doesn’t know about moth reproduction cycles: the adult stage of many moth species lack mouths and functional digestive tracts. Their entire adult life lasts only a handful of days; long enough to find a mate, lay eggs, and then die. They are fascinating animals.

    • Rothe@piefed.social
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      16 hours ago

      Here if you have moths in your home it is mostly just because they were attracted to the lights and flew inside through an open window.