Of moths and butterflies....

As you can see by the pictures, both are beautiful!

The moth in the top picture was brought into our office by a fellow who wanted to know what species it was. Robert told me, but my mouth finds it difficult pronouncing those Latin names. When he took it out of the bag, it began to quiver and shake. It may have been afraid, not sure. I couldn't get a conversation going with it at any rate, so I really don't know what it was feeling. But with all of it's quivering, it was difficult to get a good shot. Robert showed me how it eluded its prey. See those large "eyes" on its lower wings? When a predator sees those, they think it's an animal and won't try to eat it. God had his creativeness certainly going when he designed that moth!!

The bottom picture shows a beauty of a butterfly.... the "Olivia-tis".....pretty, isn't she? Her eyes are the loveliest of blue and her hair the color of golden wheat. Like the moth, it was quite difficult to capture her on camera because she moved a great deal but when she stopped I could get in quite close. She has changed into this phase of flitting here and there but very soon will go further south with her family. God will continue to show his creativeness in this little butterfly too, as she grows and matures.

Moths. Butterflies. Both are beautiful.....and I thank God for each of them.