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Dec 30, 2011 
A few nice Male images I found:
Male Mournful Sphinx Moth
Image by E_Journeys
Originally I thought I was seeing either a mid-transformation between caterpillar and moth or a creature who had died. I had taken photos of it 24 hours apart and detected no change over that time. I wondered if I was looking at a Tersa Sphinx in the process of metamorphosis, especially since the "horn" at the end of the tail appears in the caterpillar. I wrote, "The tail seems to reflect the caterpillar form, while the front end has developed into wings." According to www.bugguide.net, Tersa Sphinx caterpillars "usually pupate in soil, though some form loose coccoons among leaf litter," but this one was high up on a painted brick column.
Thanks to Bugguide.Net’s Patrick Coin (Durham, North Carolina), not only do I have an ID for this moth but it is very likely still alive! Patrick writes, "Looks like Mournful Sphinx, Enyo lugubris. I’ve seen them sit in one place for a long time in cool weather–they do appear to be dead, but I’m sure your moth is very much alive. I believe this is a male, with the upturned abdomen."
Pictures on Bugguide further bear that out. According to the site, the Mournful Sphinx ranges from southern North America into the neotropics and its habitat is "presumably" forest edges. It spends its season all year in the tropics, August-November northward. "Larvae feed on grape family plants, Vitus, Ampelopsis, and Cissus species (Moths of North America). Pupation occurs in a shallow burrow in the soil. Adults fly during the day, and apparently at night, because they are attracted to lights. Flies in cold weather (pers. obs. P. Coin). Seems to be found in the coastal plain, and in particular, the outer coastal plain and barrier islands."
According to the U.S. Geological Survey’s Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, this moth’s range is "Northern Argentina and Uruguay north through Central America, the West Indies, and Mexico to Arizona; east to Florida and north to South Carolina. Strays to Arkansas, Michigan, and New York." Its Florida map, on which individual counties are shaded where Mournful Sphinx have been found, does not yet include my county (Citrus), so a report of my sighting is on its way!
Large view is here.
Update, 9 September 2006: I’ve also posted a shot of a female mournful sphinx moth.
20 male underwear models
Image by qthomasbower
A blend of 20 male underwear models.
When I created these blends, I that found that blends of 20 were either coherent enough to almost be recognizable, or so incoherent that individual photos could be made out.
This is an example of the first, and while the "Groups of 20" male models were all successes, I consider this one too disturbing to be a success.
Maybe it was the inclusion of the male model’s heads.
Alpha Male. Northern Elephant Seal (M. angustirostris) at Piedras Blancas at sunrise 22Jan2011
Image by mikebaird
Alpha Male. Northern Elephant Seal (M. angustirostris) at Piedras Blancas Elephant Seal south viewing area, north of San Simeon, CA, at sunrise on a photomorrobay.com outing on 22 Jan 2011.
Photo © 2011 “Mike” Michael L. Baird, mike {at] mikebaird d o t com, flickr.bairdphotos.com, Canon EOS 1D Mark III 10.1MP Digital SLR Camera, Canon 300mm f/2.8, no Circular Polarizer, Gitzo Tripod with Gimbal Head, RAW.
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Note: Two of my other Elephant Seal photos appears on the related Wikipedia pages at
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant_seal and
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Elephant_Seal
to
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mating_scene_with_elevated_Alp…
and
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Elephant_seals_fighting.jpg and
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Northern Elephant Seal M angustirostris Piedras Blancas 22Jan2011
Northern Elephant Seal Piedras Blancas 22Jan2011
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