Vampire Moth

[drhoz]

Because of the combo of recent posts.

There's vampire bats. And vampire finches. And vampire squid from hell (altho they don't suck blood) and Vampyrellid amoebas that go after pathogenic fungi and vampire snails that go after fish.

And there's vampire moths. Calyptra from SE Asia I already knew about, apparently evolved from fruit-suckers that

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[rob_t_firefly]

It's like one of those barbed anchor things that hold screws into drywall.

[drhoz]

same reason - it's designed to push between your eyelids and hold in place until the moth is done

[voodooskeleton]

*covers eyes* shit, son!

[thewalkingman]

Yeah... we're gonna pretend like this thing doesn't exist, mmkay?

[soren_grey]

No! No, no, no! I love moths! I don't want to be slapping them like mosquitoes! D: That would be like hitting bunnies!

[weave]

[soren_grey]

Okay. You've changed my mind. I would slap the hell out of that moth. Guhhhh.

[dreamofshadows5]

That's the most gothy thing ever.

[dewdropper]

It feeds on tears. TEARS. It's like some horrible demon creature that feeds on misery and despair.

[drhoz]

now picturing it fluttering up to you window at midnight, and creeping up the blanket, and across your cheek, and sloooowly unfurling it proboscis, poised above your sleeping eye....

[sheila_peitra]

It's a dementor bug *shivers*