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Rat-Sized Monster Moth Too Heavy to Fly Discovered at Australian School
On 5/4/21 at 4:34 PM EDT
From venomous snakes to giant lizards and hairy tarantulas, Australia is home to countless terrifying and unusual wild critters. But weirdest of them all might be this lesser-known insect: an enormous moth reportedly the size of a rat.
On Tuesday, News.com.au reported that the monstrously large moth, measuring two fists in length, was discovered in Queensland. After the animal was found by workers on a construction site at Mount Cotton State School, they took photos which were later shared by the school on social media.
Monster moth: Heaviest moth in world found by tradie at primary school worksite
4 May, 2021 06:18 PM
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Stuff of nightmares: The giant moth found by a worker at the Mt Cotton State School in Redland, Queensland. Photo / Mt Cotton State School
Stuff of nightmares: The giant moth found by a worker at the Mt Cotton State School in Redland, Queensland. Photo / Mt Cotton State School
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By: Emily Cosenza
A tradesman has shown off his gross discovery while working at a school construction site in Queensland.
The enormous moth was found while working on a new building that has an admin area and five classrooms at Mount Cotton State School, south of Brisbane in the Redlands.
Updated: May 4 2021, 13:01 ET
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A MONSTER moth the size of a RAT has been discovered at a building site belonging to a primary school.
The huge creature, which was found by a tradesman outside the Mount Cotton State School in Brisbane, Australia, is reportedly so big that it can’t even fly.
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The creature is roughly the size of a rat or two fists clenched togetherCredit: ABC
The school, which has more than 600 pupils, branded the find amazing as they posted photos of the moth on their social media channel.
Principal Meagan Steward said the moth was roughly the of two fists put together and could be the biggest moth in the world.
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