IDENTIFY THIS MOTH

Tim Stygall wrote to the Bug Club newslist:

Can anyone please tell me what this large moth is? It was resting or sunning itself on the doorstep in the middle of the day.

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The call of the weird: In praise of cryptobiologists

Scientists who search for obscure or supposedly extinct creatures are not getting the respect and recognition they deserve

LAST December an 8-second amateur video went viral. Shot in remote northern Tasmania, the blurry footage featured a long-tailed mammal trotting across a meadow with an oddly stilted gait. According to the film-maker, Murray McAllister, the animal was a Tasmanian tiger.

The Tasmanian tiger, or thylacine, is a wolf-sized marsupial predator that has been presumed extinct since the last known specimen died in Hobart zoo in 1936. Yet despite its apparent demise, reports of Tassie tigers refuse to die. Hundreds of sightings, many from seemingly credible observers, have been recorded, both in Tasmania and on the mainland.

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NEW DEATHWORM RESOURCE

Commonly called the Mongolian death worm, the Olgoi-Khorkhoi reportedly can reach up to lengths of 4 feet, is dark red in color, and spends much of its time buried beneath the desert sands. Yet its most notorious attribute is its apparent ability to kill at a distance. When threatened, the Olgoi-Khorkhoi spits a highly corrosive poison at its attacker, which is said to kill almost instantly. It is also said that the Olgoi-Khorkhoi can deliver an electric shock capable of killing animals as large as a camel! It's obvious why locals avoid one when it's encountered.

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HAUNTED SKIES: 1967 - More on the Roger Willey, flying cross, case

http://hauntedskies.blogspot.com/2011/06/press-cuttings-from-1967-roger-willey.html

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YESTERDAY'S NEWS TODAY

http://cryptozoologynews.blogspot.com/

On this day in 1947 Kenneth Arnold saw an unidentified flying object. Based on his description the term 'Flying Saucer' was coined.
And now the news:

Breakdancing gorilla becomes sensation
Early human fossils unearthed in Ukraine
Coyote runs into home
Help wanted for Bigfoot DNA
Yeti skin auction
Loch Ness monster sighting
China sea monster

Oliver returns later today....

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DALE D'S COPYRIGHT CASE

http://frontiersofzoology.blogspot.com/2011/06/break-in-copyright-case.html

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CFZ CANADA: Robin Bellamy looks at 'Finding Bigfoot' and finds it wanting

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