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To: Sobieski at Kahlenberg Mtn.
Romulus, Michigan-A species of moth, not seen since 1912, was found inside a passenger's luggage at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport. U.S. Customs and Border Protection found larvae and pupae from the moth last September inside a bag arriving from the Philippines. A Smithsonian Institution expert later identified the moth as "Salma brachyscopalis Hampson" and determined the moth was last seen more than a century ago, The moths found at the airport were "disposed of via steam sterilization," ****
1,203 posted on 05/19/2022 8:31:17 PM PDT by Sobieski at Kahlenberg Mtn. (All along the watchtower fortune favors the bold.)
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1,208 posted on 05/19/2022 9:18:12 PM PDT by Sobieski at Kahlenberg Mtn. (All along the watchtower fortune favors the bold.)
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Re Giant moth:

And a destructive type of huge jumping earthworm was found in CA recently. Not kidding.


1,274 posted on 05/20/2022 5:04:18 AM PDT by Melian ( Unity is all. )
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