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Its looks like a cross between a spider and a moth. Its a polyphemus moth. - Antheraea polyphemus

Its looks like a cross between a spider and a moth. Its a polyphemus moth. - Antheraea polyphemus
Stuart, Huges County, Oklahoma, USA
March 29, 2012
Size: fit in palm of hand
I had never seen such a large moth before, all I could say was gross, it looked like a cross between a spider and a moth. It was on our front window of our house...

Antheraea polyphemus
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