Atlas, London, Earth, Galleries, Globe
A few nice Atlases images I found:

Atlas and globe Earth Galleries NHM London

Image by hmcotterill

Atlas holding up the sphere of the heavens (i.e. the sky) in the Entrance Hall to the Earth Galleries in the Natural History Museum, Londonâ€"one of the world's best science museums and my favourite ;-)

Atlas Moth - (mindblowing + world's largest moth)




Image by woodleywonderworks

A pair of Atlas Moths donated by one of my friends just before he left town. The larger moth on top is the female. The rest of my family are not impressed and there will be no room for them in the house. But looking at them more closely yesterday, I noticed that the triangle shaped patches are on their wings are translucent which may allow them blend in to their surroundings or confuse their enemies during flight. Makes me wonder if this patch is on it's way to evolving into a mock eye that we see on so many creatures.

(From Wikipedia 8/26/07)
The Atlas moth (Attacus atlas) is a large saturniid moth found in the tropical and subtropical forests of Southeast Asia, southern China, common across the Malay archipelago, Thailand to Indonesia. In India, Atlas moths are cultivated for their silk in a non-commercial capacity; unlike that produced by the related Silkworm moth (Bombyx mori), Atlas moth silk is secreted as broken strands. Atlas moth cocoons have been employed as purses in Taiwan.

Atlas moths are considered to be the largest moths in the world in terms of total wing surface area (upwards of c. 400 square cm or 65 square inches). Their wingspans are also amongst the largest, from 25-30 cm (10-12 inches). Females are appreciably larger and heavier.

Atlas moths are predominantly tawny to maroon in colour with roughly triangular, diaphanous "eyes" on both forewing and hindwing, bordered in black. The purpose of these dramatic, gossamer portals is not clear, but they are thought to play a role in predator avoidance.

Attacus Atlas




Image by levilo

La Attacus atlas o mariposa atlas es el representante de mayor tamaño de la familia Saturniidae y se le puede encontrar en los bosques tropicales del sudeste de Asia, el sur de China, pasando por el archipiélago malayo hasta Indonesia. En India, las mariposas atlas son cultivadas por la seda en proporciones no comerciales. A diferencia de la seda producida por el gusano de seda(Bombyx mori ), la seda de la oruga de la mariposa atlas es secretada en hilos no continuos. Esta seda de color café y parecida a la lana es conocida por su gran durabilidad y es conocida como "fagara". Las crisálidas de la mariposa atlas son empleadas para hacer carteras en Taiwán.

La mariposa atlas es famosa por ser la mariposa noctuída más grande del mundo tomando en cuenta el área total de sus alas (más de 400cm2). La apertura de sus alas también está dentro de las más grandes, de 25 a 30 cm. Los especímenes femeninos son particularmente más grandes y más fuertes. El más grande lepidóptero en términos de envergadura es el diablo blanco Thysania agrippina.

Esta mariposa fue bautizada con el nombre del titán de la mitología griega Atlas.

En Hong Kong, en idioma cantonés su nombre común se traduce como "mariposa cabeza de serpiente", en referencia a la extensión apical de las alas, que tiene un parecido con tal cabeza de ofidio.

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