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Title: Moths drink the tears of sleeping birds
Post by: Foxy Brown on December 22, 2006, 05:14:17 AM

A species of moth drinks tears from the eyes of sleeping birds using a fearsome proboscis shaped like a harpoon, scientists have revealed. The new discovery – spied in Madagascar – is the first time moths have been seen feeding on the tears of birds. (http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn10826)

Title: Moths drink the tears of sleeping birds
Post by: Princess Pudding on December 22, 2006, 05:30:40 AM

This is pretty cool! A bit weird, but still neat~

Title: Moths drink the tears of sleeping birds
Post by: nazokage on December 22, 2006, 05:42:20 AM

wow thats cool but kinda weird

Title: Moths drink the tears of sleeping birds
Post by: pikapikapika on December 22, 2006, 09:56:51 PM

It's like a vampire moth... but for water :o

Title: Moths drink the tears of sleeping birds
Post by: bokunosonzai on December 23, 2006, 01:47:40 AM

to fulfill its thirst it goes to great lengths even to an extent of evolving a proboscis to get water....awesome!!

Title: Moths drink the tears of sleeping birds
Post by: N1CK70 on December 23, 2006, 03:46:39 PM

Quote from: bokunosonzai;265342

to fulfill its thirst it goes to great lengths even to an extent of evolving a proboscis to get water....awesome!!

Pretty dumb if you ask me, they could've just tried drinking something else. :P

Title: Moths drink the tears of sleeping birds
Post by: LovelyMermaid on December 23, 2006, 04:14:02 PM

o.0 did you see that scary picture on the bottom?

Title: Moths drink the tears of sleeping birds
Post by: shadowstar on December 23, 2006, 04:41:33 PM

Quote from: LovelyMermaid;265870

o.0 did you see that scary picture on the bottom?

That picture grossed and creeped me out to no end...but that's mainly because I absolutely HATE HATE HATE moths! *hides*