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    How do you prepare one of those? Grill or deep fry?

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    This one was on the back porch not that long ago. I have never seen one.

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    If you notice the Atlas moth uses bio-mimicry. The feather design in the wings look like the primary and secondary flight feathers of a native bird of prey. Nature is awesome!
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    The Atlas is 12" wingtip to wingtip. The largest we have here is the Luna Moth. These are cool too but not nearly as large.

    The Elites don't fear the tall nails, government possesses both the will and the means to crush those folks. What the Elites do fear (or should fear) are the quiet men and women, with low profiles, hard hearts, long memories, and detailed target folders for action as they choose.

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    Quote Originally Posted by banded_mallard View Post
    This one was on the back porch not that long ago. I have never seen one.
    That's one of the sphinx moths. Specifically the Oleander Hawk Moth.

    Btw, I just checked and they are non-native (invasive). Native to Asia, Africa and parts of Europe, arrived in Hawaii in the 1970s. They aren't listed as being in SC or any other continental state. Strange because I know that's what it is and I too have seen them.
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    The Elites don't fear the tall nails, government possesses both the will and the means to crush those folks. What the Elites do fear (or should fear) are the quiet men and women, with low profiles, hard hearts, long memories, and detailed target folders for action as they choose.

    "I here repeat, & would willingly proclaim, my unmitigated hatred to Yankee rule—to all political, social and business connections with Yankees, & to the perfidious, malignant, & vile Yankee race."

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