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[–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 64 points 2 days ago (5 children)
[–] tpyo@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That's not real, as another commenter pointed out that looks like a felt animal

Below is what the "Venezuelan poodle moth" looks like, from https://www.flickr.com/photos/artour_a/4207478815/

via

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artace

[–] specimen@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Somehow that looks even faker

[–] turtlesareneat@piefed.ca 28 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's cute but by the tilt of the eyes we know it's evil

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 1 points 1 day ago

More mischievous, I think.

[–] NottaLottaOcelot@lemmy.ca 14 points 2 days ago

It looks like a felt art project! Yet another reason to conserve the rainforest

[–] Draconic_NEO@mander.xyz 5 points 2 days ago

They're cuter than the bee fly.

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 day ago

I want one as a stuffie