Yesterday afternoon a few 5th graders came to my classroom to see if the could help work with a few of my kids. I said sure and passed out their assignments. I had one of them helping the little ones with the computers and the other two were helping with Sight Words and coloring. I had a small group and we were also working on Sight Words. After a while, Mr. Clayton came in with a moth. Here it is just below. he is holding it in his hand.
As you can tell, I snapped a picture and then the 5th graders suggested that he take it upstairs to Ms. Steele. Later I got to thinking and I remembered that one of my students had found a Giant Leopard Moth on the playground last week. Unfortunately for the moth,the little ones really enjoyed looking at it. I hope he survived long enough to do whatever it is that moths do.
After I came home and looked at the picture I remembered one that I found here at the house a few years ago. For some unknown reason at the time I decided to take a picture of it. Now I know why I did. I needed the picture of it to include with this post today. I think it is a Polyphemus moth but am not quite sure.
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