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Attacus Atlas moth Masking its prensence this cobra snap was shot in Dutch Emmen zoo with our Panasonic movie camera. Wished I had my 60D but heylady fortune has granted me this digital capture. The magic of multple instances, it almost sounds like programming:) In this shot the corrupted leaf seems like three-dimensional, the cobra moths bending truth around it. Attacus,Attacus atlas,The Netherlands,atlas,butterfly,cobra,emmen,entangled,netherlands,zoo Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Attacus Atlas moth

Masking its prensence this cobra snap was shot in Dutch Emmen zoo with our Panasonic movie camera. Wished I had my 60D but heylady fortune has granted me this digital capture. The magic of multple instances, it almost sounds like programming:) In this shot the corrupted leaf seems like three-dimensional, the cobra moths bending truth around it.

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    Ludo Sak
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    Using a digital movie camera, the capture was mediocre, but adventure awaits anyhow. In the wild they could have scared the bejezus out of me:) King Cobra multifold in unprocessed power. In this shot the leaf seems like three-dimensional, the cobra bending truth around it. Posted 13 years ago, modified 13 years ago
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    Wow, really hard to get a sense of depth for this photo. Love the photo and the subject, saw this moth in Malaysia as well:

    Attacus Atlas moth closeup Commonly confused to be a butterfly, this is a moth, in fact, the largest on earth. Some call it the snakehead moth, for the end of their wings has a print the resembles a snake eye. Attacus Atlas,Butterfly,Closeup,Geotagged,Malaysia,Moth,Rhopalocera
     Posted 13 years ago
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    Thank you for your (very) switt comment, I stand corrected, a moth indeed. Nice picture of your moth! Posted 13 years ago
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    Are there 2 of them, its really confusing, But Great capture indeed. Posted 11 years ago
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      Ludo Sak
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      Yes, they were there in manyfold. Amazing facade they show. Posted 11 years ago

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The Atlas Moth

The Atlas moth is a large saturniid moth found in the tropical and subtropical forests of Southeast Asia, and common across the Malay archipelago. Atlas moths are considered the largest moths in the world in terms of total wing surface area. Their wingspans are also amongst the largest, reaching over 25 cm. Females are appreciably larger and heavier.

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Uploaded Feb 7, 2012. Captured May 9, 2009 12:17 in Hoofdstraat 20, 7811 Emmen, The Netherlands.
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  • 1/50s

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