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alsame

(7,784 posts)
Tue Apr 30, 2013, 04:52 PM Apr 2013

ROFL, 'Donald Trump moth' found in Amazon rainforest

Remind you of anything? The caterpillar that looks just like property mogul Donald Trump

'Donald Trump moth' found in Amazon rainforest
The moth's hair, or spines, are venomous and can cause severe skin irritations

By Victoria Woollaston

There's no denying Donald Trump is a big wig - but researchers have photographed a caterpillar that bears an uncanny resemblance to the property mogul's hair.

With its brightly coloured, carefully parted 'do' the bizarre looking caterpillar has been compared to the U.S property mogul's unique look.

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The creature was spotted in the Amazon by friends Jeff Cremer, 34 and Phil Torres, 27, who run photography tours from Posada Amazonas, a 30 bed rainforest lodge in Peru.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2317145/Caterpillar-looks-just-like-property-mogul-Donald-Trump.html#ixzz2RywPFPKQ

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ROFL, 'Donald Trump moth' found in Amazon rainforest (Original Post) alsame Apr 2013 OP
Looks a lot tamer than Trump's creature. nt Mnemosyne Apr 2013 #1
I want to see madokie Apr 2013 #2
If it's a typical caterpillar Warpy Apr 2013 #3
Well that does describe the donald to a tee madokie Apr 2013 #7
Best comeback ever!!! kestrel91316 Apr 2013 #12
Barrump bump! Superb comment, Warpy!!! calimary Apr 2013 #18
Get thee to a wankery! Berlum Apr 2013 #4
Order: Lepidoptera, Family: Noctuidae, Xipe Totec Apr 2013 #5
"venomous and can cause severe skin irritations " LiberalEsto Apr 2013 #6
Both - but the moth no doubt serves a purpose in nature. firenewt Apr 2013 #8
That's not nice... rocktivity Apr 2013 #9
:D funny! But it's also beautiful! tofuandbeer Apr 2013 #10
thus solving the mystery of from where came the hair rurallib Apr 2013 #11
It's not his. There's a brain under that mop. Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2013 #13
I don't see a trail of slime behind it. Orsino Apr 2013 #14
this is fucking hilarious!! CatWoman Apr 2013 #15
It's alive! frogmarch Apr 2013 #16
Let Trump Tweet about that.. rofl Cha Apr 2013 #17
I just don't see it. Rain Mcloud Apr 2013 #19
lmao n/t area51 May 2013 #35
Too good malaise Apr 2013 #20
Reminiscent of David Letterman's "Trump or Monkey" segment Blue Owl May 2013 #21
Its definitely a Monsanto creation.. Segami May 2013 #22
Best laugh of the day! Thanks. Paper Roses May 2013 #23
Can it speak out its ass? alfredo May 2013 #24
Venemous and can cause irritations? Tommy_Carcetti May 2013 #25
No way! Shankapotomus May 2013 #26
So his dad was an orangutan and his mom a caterpillar? Sounds about right! Initech May 2013 #27
It must have Trump DNA Joey Liberal May 2013 #28
Take it easy on the caterpillar sylvi May 2013 #29
The caterpillar's hair color actually appears in nature; Donald's, not so much. nt SunSeeker May 2013 #30
Hilarious! K&R pengillian101 May 2013 #31
The moth's hair, or spines, are venomous and can cause severe skin irritations MADem May 2013 #32
OMG Botany May 2013 #33
Jokes aside...that's an awesome caterpillar! Solly Mack May 2013 #34
Damn. Warren DeMontague May 2013 #36

Warpy

(111,255 posts)
3. If it's a typical caterpillar
Tue Apr 30, 2013, 05:02 PM
Apr 2013

It's all mouth and consumes everything around it. The fact that this one is poisonous to all creatures around it just adds to the propriety of its name.

This is the most appropriately named critter I've ever seen.

madokie

(51,076 posts)
7. Well that does describe the donald to a tee
Tue Apr 30, 2013, 05:09 PM
Apr 2013

"It's all mouth and consumes everything around it. The fact that this one is poisonous to all creatures around it just adds to the propriety of its name." I do agree on the name being appropriate

calimary

(81,238 posts)
18. Barrump bump! Superb comment, Warpy!!!
Tue Apr 30, 2013, 07:51 PM
Apr 2013

Man - that IS a perfect fit, isn't it! The Donald Trump moth caterpillar!

"If it's a typical caterpillar, it's all mouth and consumes everything around it. The fact that this one is poisonous to all creatures around it just adds to the propriety of its name."

But the caterpillar's hair moves better.

Xipe Totec

(43,890 posts)
5. Order: Lepidoptera, Family: Noctuidae,
Tue Apr 30, 2013, 05:03 PM
Apr 2013

Subfamily: Hideousae
Tribe: Hirsutae
Genus: Yousae
Species: Afayahdae

Orsino

(37,428 posts)
14. I don't see a trail of slime behind it.
Tue Apr 30, 2013, 06:50 PM
Apr 2013

In fact, five million dollars says it's not even Amazonian.

Shankapotomus

(4,840 posts)
26. No way!
Wed May 1, 2013, 05:42 PM
May 2013

This can't be real. Is Nature so grotesque that it would allow something like this to evolve?

The caterpillar, I mean, not...well.

MADem

(135,425 posts)
32. The moth's hair, or spines, are venomous and can cause severe skin irritations
Wed May 1, 2013, 10:28 PM
May 2013

Yep....that's The Donald, all right....

This is hilarious.

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