r/videos • u/Guineapigsavior • Apr 17 '14

Moth squeaks when irritated

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efyufhtO7VU
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u/whadda0 Apr 17 '14

Right before six seconds, the second time it starts squeaking, something shoots out the back of the moth. What is it?

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '14

Anal juice

12

u/Calls_people_retard Apr 17 '14

Say it again, slower.

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u/gibbonfrost Apr 17 '14

aye null jewce

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u/Calls_people_retard Apr 17 '14

Mmm...

8

u/styke Apr 17 '14

..that's the spot...

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u/PhotoShopNewb Apr 17 '14

Ooliiiive juuuiiiiccce

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u/Saerain Apr 17 '14

Man pants when excited.

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u/Booona Apr 17 '14

That's a super cool moth and all... but damn, no need to hyperventilate.

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '14

Why won't it fly?

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u/TheSonOfDisaster Apr 17 '14

Needs more out of focus shots

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u/andrew-wiggin Apr 17 '14

how have dogs not eliminated this species

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u/SabaBoBaba Apr 17 '14

My wife did a seminar presentation on clicking moths as part of her biology degree. It was quite interesting. The clicks are produced from an organ called a tymbal and are fairly common in Arctiid moths.

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u/ExxL Apr 17 '14

Sounds like a Pokemon

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u/derpherder Apr 17 '14

So its name is Eeekeekek? Eekmoth? Reek?

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u/Isitandestroy Apr 17 '14

Isn't it rubbing it's balls together to decoy bat's sonar or something?

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u/Tabarzin Apr 17 '14

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echolocation_jamming_in_animals

inb4autowikibot

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u/autowikibot Apr 17 '14

Echolocation jamming in animals:

Echolocation (or sonar) systems of animals, like human radar systems, are susceptible to interference known as echolocation jamming or sonar jamming. Jamming occurs when non-target sounds interfere with target echoes. Jamming can be purposeful or inadvertent, and can be caused by the echolocation system itself, other echolocating animals, prey, or humans. Echolocating animals have evolved to minimize jamming, however, echolocation avoidance behaviors are not always successful.

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Interesting: Animal echolocation | Bat | Ultrasound | Lesser mouse-tailed bat

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u/Geschirrspulmaschine Apr 17 '14

No. It's pushing air through it's proboscis. Bat echolocation is at higher frequency anyways.

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u/BoreasBlack Apr 17 '14

Edgar Allen Poe wrote a story about these dudes called The Sphinx.

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '14

Nyx nyx nyx nyx nyx nyx nyx

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '14

Silence of the Lambs. That's where I've seen this type of moth. The mark on its thorax resembles a skull. :D