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Massive Moth ‘Cloud’ Takes Over French Town
Unilid ^
| 9/16/18
| CHARLIE COCKSEDGE
Posted on 09/30/2018 7:34:41 PM PDT by Rebelbase
A horde of moths has invaded a small French town, leaving its residents fed up and unable to walk out at night.
The town of Oyonnax, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in eastern France, has been host to thousands and thousands of boxwood moths for the past few weeks, according to locals.
Footage, filmed by Gaelle Lecompte earlier this month, shows a ‘cloud’ of the little critters sticking to windows and flying around the streetlights.
Box moths, and especially the caterpillars before they become moths, can be particularly destructive to gardens and hedges. Native to East Asia, the insects have only appeared in Europe in the last 10 years.
According to LiveScience, moths are attracted to unnatural light sources because their light throws off the insects’ internal navigation systems.
(Excerpt) Read more at unilad.co.uk ...
TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: immigration; insects; moths
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posted on
09/30/2018 7:34:41 PM PDT
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Rebelbase
To: Rebelbase
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posted on
09/30/2018 7:35:47 PM PDT
by
Rebelbase
(Consensus isn't science.)
To: Rebelbase
Global warming to blame in 3,2,1......
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posted on
09/30/2018 7:38:08 PM PDT
by
urbanpovertylawcenter
(the law and poverty collide in an urban setting and sparks fly)
To: Rebelbase
To: Rebelbase
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posted on
09/30/2018 7:41:05 PM PDT
by
P.O.E.
(Pray for America)
To: urbanpovertylawcenter
No, that’s passe now. Now we blame Kavanaugh!!
To: Rebelbase
To: Rebelbase
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posted on
09/30/2018 8:01:39 PM PDT
by
Pelham
(Non-Hispanic whites decreased from about 78% of CaliforniaÂ’s population in 1970 to 38.0% in 2015)
To: Rebelbase
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posted on
09/30/2018 8:37:08 PM PDT
by
Gasshog
( Fight climate change - Try beating the air and scream at the sky)
To: Rebelbase
Well, I guess the French, who will eat anything living, has just met their match.
Long Live Mothra!
Long live Godzilla and Godzuki!
Tomorrow’s headlines in Europe:
“France Surrenders to VisiMoth Invaders on first day”
To: Rebelbase
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posted on
09/30/2018 9:33:12 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: Rebelbase
One crop duster, one load of malathion, and the problem is solved. The green weenies would never allow this.
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09/30/2018 9:41:24 PM PDT
by
cpdiii
(Cane Cutter, Deckhand,Roughneck, Geologist, Pilot, Pharmacist: THE CONSTITUTION IS WORTH DYING FOR!)
To: Rebelbase
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posted on
09/30/2018 9:56:47 PM PDT
by
henbane
To: Gasshog
Somebody go wake the big lizard with the fiery bad breath!
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posted on
09/30/2018 10:19:14 PM PDT
by
jmacusa
(Made it Ma, top of the world!'')
To: henbane
They can say what they like, I will never believe those moths are consuming those walls.
It looks beautiful with them there anyway.
To: Rebelbase
Once again, the destruction caused by immigration of invading hordes not native to the area...
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posted on
10/01/2018 1:05:10 AM PDT
by
OrangeHoof
(CNN - the most busted name in news.)
To: Rebelbase
Thank you. Mothra is another great icon of my childhood.
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posted on
10/01/2018 2:43:42 AM PDT
by
jimfree
(My18 y/o granddaughter continues to have more quality exec experience than an 8 year Obama.)
To: Rebelbase
Once Mothra hatches out, its all over but the crying!
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posted on
10/01/2018 5:44:02 AM PDT
by
Delta 21
(.....been here this long you actually expect me to read the article....)
To: Gasshog
Just as long as it’s not Kumonga!
(shudder)
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10/01/2018 5:45:29 AM PDT
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mewzilla
(Has the FBI been spying on members of Congress?)
To: MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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10/01/2018 5:46:56 AM PDT
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mewzilla
(Has the FBI been spying on members of Congress?)
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