Well Neil

Relevance to engineering? Well you are quite right – not a lot! I had been following a thread on Cylinder Boring Techniques which has turned out to be pretty much an exclusive discussion between Will and Clive. Much interesting info. – often digressing into bees and bee keeping – also interesting but again of limited application in model engineering! The thread diversified briefly with mention of a Hummingbird Hawk Moth – I've only ever seen just one in my garden but my neighbour called me across recently having discovered the elephant hawk moth in her garden and I took a few shots. I felt that, owing to the diversity already existing in the thread I would chance posting an image of this fairly unusual moth. I "do" lots of photography but insects are not really my thing and we get enough badgers down here already so, tempting though you offer is, I don't need picturesof them on a mug!

So then – I plead guilty but is a little diversion such a sin – I can,if you wish, justify it by turning it into a discussion on photography and use the techniques needed to photograph the moth to illustrate ways of improving workshop photography? ( Or not!! )

Regards

Norman

Edited By NJH on 18/08/2012 23:51:06

I agree with stub put in a wildlife forum

Bob

Edited By Springbok on 19/08/2012 08:27:31

Many years ago when I was at school we found huge catipilar in the play ground and took it to the teacher he looked it up and said it was an elephant hawk moth catilpilar. Ever since that day I would have loved to have found the moth itself, so thank you very much for showing your picture it shows that they are still around.

Stew

Here is an unlikely-sounding website that Norman and others might enjoy.

[… obviously not your mug-of-tea, Neil.]

Dave's other obsession is Punk Rock … but he knows a lot about Moths.

MichaelG.

Hi John

Yes it does work but, by pasting a long URL like that into your post, you have caused the adverts to overlap the text on the first five posts. If you just type the word LINK  ( or something similar ), highlight it then press the icon that looks like a blue bubble on thebottom line of the reply box. A screen will pop up with a box asking for the URL of your link. Type or paste it there and all will work like one of Stewart's steam engines!

( Not a very user-friendly site I fear.)

Norman

Edited By NJH on 19/08/2012 18:01:07

Edited By NJH on 19/08/2012 18:02:42

Hmm… if you're a model aircraft builder/designer, that elephant hawkmoth has an interesting approach to a delta wing, doesn't it? Engineering thoughts can be provoked in many ways!

Norman,

Thanks for that delightful interpretation !!

… It's brightened-up my day.

MichaelG.