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Bug off! Massive moth swarms woman's home

Bug off! Massive moth swarms woman's home
STORY. >> IT LOOKED LIKE A SPIDER THAT COULD FLY. SOMEBODY HAD ATTACHED WINGS TO A TARANTULA. BRIAN: TO PUT IT MILDLY, CHANDRA PALMERINO WAS FREAKED OUT AFTER SEEING THIS BUG ON THE DOOR OUTSIDE OF HER LANCASTER COUNTY HOME. >> IT’S INSANE HOW BIG THIS THING WAS. IT ALMOST WAS LIKE A SMALL BIRD. THE LEGS WERE THICK LIKE PIPE CLEANERS. THEY WERE FURRY AND HAIRY, YOU COULD SEE IT. BRIAN: DID YOU AT ANY POINT CONSIDER TOUCHING THIS? >> OH GOSH, NO. BRIAN: BUT IF SHE HAD TOUCHED THE BIG BUG, SHE HAD NOTHING TO FEAR. >> YEAH, THEY’RE HUGE AND ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL, JUST AMAZING. AND THEY CAN’T HURT ANYBODY, SO THE BEST THING TO DO IS ADMIRE THEM AND LEAVE THEM ALONE. BRIAN: SO WHAT IS IT? IT’S CALLED A POLYPHEMUS MOTH. IT IS TOTALLY HARMLESS. THEY CAN BE FOUND IN EVERY U.S. STATE, BUT NOT TOO OFTEN. >> THEY’RE NOT CONSIDERED RARE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, BUT IT’S NOT A COMMON FIND. THEY’RE USUALLY OUT AT NIGHT, AND SO TO FIND ONE DURING THE DAY IS PRETTY SPECIAL. BRIAN: THIS GUY WILL ONLY LIVE ABOUT 1-2 WEEKS, AND IT IS A GUY. YOU CAN TELL BY ITS UNIQUE ANTENNA, WHICH LOOKS LIKE LEAVES. AND IF HE HAD SPREAD HIS WINGS LIKE THIS MOTH, WE WOULD SEE A PATTERN THAT IS DESIGNED TO PROTECT ITS SHORT LIFESPAN. >> I MEAN, YOU’VE GOT THESE TWO BIG EYE-SPOTS ON THAT WING LOOKING BACK AT YOU. IF YOU’RE A PREDATOR LOOKING AT THAT, YOU’RE GOING TO THINK TWICE BEFORE ATTACKING THOSE TWO EYE-SPOTS. BRIAN: AS FOR CHANDRA, SHE’S THINKING TWICE BEFORE WALKING OUT HER BACK DOOR AGAIN. >> I’M LOOKING FOR MORE. IT HAS TO HAVE FRIEN
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Bug off! Massive moth swarms woman's home
An uncommon bug that is nearly the size of the bird is being spotted in a Pennsylvania town.WGAL's Brian Roche talks to a woman who saw one and a bug expert to explain just what they are. Watch that story above.

An uncommon bug that is nearly the size of the bird is being spotted in a Pennsylvania town.

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WGAL's Brian Roche talks to a woman who saw one and a bug expert to explain just what they are. Watch that story above.