Weirdstone

Wiggetty grubs are the larva of the giant moth I mentioned earlier..

When I was in Alice in June, I was offered WG... I was surprisingly full at that moment

moneypenny20

We have a very friendly bunch of Magpies visit regularly A plague of moths or a plague of cockroaches - no contest. Give me moths any day but just not so many of the damn things I hate cockroaches

I don't think moths can be that good for you, there's nothing of them but I guess when they are grubs they might be a bit more edible - not!

NickyC

I remember watching a Channel 9 (or 7 or 10) TV crew going around the streets of Sydney, offering unsuspecting Japanese tourists a sample of a traditional aboriginal snack. It was during a big moth plague a few years ago.

Poor buggers - some of them actually tried baked Bogon moths. Apparantly you do take the wings off them before baking them.

I feel quite sick now.

Weirdstone

Thanks....so do I

black cat

small at 1 to 2 inches!! Not fussed about spiders, snakes etc but I am pertrified of moths and butterflies. Just found out that the bogan moths previously mentioned get drawn to canberra because of the bright lights I think i am going to have to have hypno therapy if this is anything to go by! Perhaps i'll have to learn to cook them as there are a few recipies! http://www.abc.net.au/science/scribb...02/default.htm

FluffyTheCampfireSlayer

We've got em too up here in Redcliffe MoneyPen!!
Bloomin things are swarming in their thousands - not too bad at our side of the block but I pity the poor people at the front, can barely see out of their windows for the things!

Nicstids

Have them in Toowoomba too! The cat is having a field day - keeps her amused for hours batting at the windows!

jad n rich

Warming up, everytings hatching out, never seen mozzies like this year noticed it last week and now ross river fever warnings in the paper. Councils up heres supposed to be spending big bucks on spraying, not sure with what but suppose if they are a health risk, ross river can knock you about for years, not into chemicals at all, but wearing the rid at the moment.

Have seen the moth plague, quite common in summer, also seen those large flying ants, and locusts. Dont think there was much of this sort of stuff last 2 years didnt really get hot.

NickyC

You're just like me. I'd only be truly happy if every moth and butterfly was wiped off the face of the earth.

I lived in Canberra for a few years and did get used to them to a certain degree. The bogons are only really about whilst they're migrating - late Sept to early Oct in Sydney, a bit later in Canberra. Some years you get none, other years you get loads - it depends on the weather and the prevailing winds.

You quickly learn to keep your doors and windows shut at night!

fin

I am the same! Absolutely petrified of moths and butterflies!! I had a butterfly chase me at Crystal Cascades (Cairns) once and I screamed and ran down the path, when the path came to an end I ran back up the path and it followed me!! It was a terrifying experience!

Hearing stories about these moths is making my skin crawl

lesleys

We had our place sprayed last April so moths are dropping fast in their thousands.

There's way too many for our resident magpies so I've been sweeping them into the breeze every morning.

mooncat

Moth bread ..... EEEEEUUUUWWHH!!!!!!!!!!!

Would love to meet someone who had tried this recipe...


so I could give them a good slap!!!

BandS

Hey moneypen20

And I thought that every moth in QLD was hanging out at our place at the moment. YUK

Sharon

moneypenny20

Good to know it's not just us being smelly then

Stella340

At every petrol station near us there must be a few thousand moths buzzing around the overhead lights above the pumps! There are a bloody lot of moths round here at the mo