[FRIAM] Miller, miller moths everywhere...

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Hi, Merle, 

 

Are you sure it’s not 19 years?  The standard “take” on insect eruptions is (used to be?) that they occur on a cycle of prime numbers to make it harder for creatures with shorter cycles to “track” them.  See https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/the-cicadas-love-affair-with-prime-numbers for a pretty thin introduction to the idea. 

 

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Nicholas Thompson

Emeritus Professor of Ethology and Psychology

Clark University

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From: Friam <friam-bounces at redfish.com> On Behalf Of Merle Lefkoff
Sent: Monday, May 18, 2020 10:01 PM
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Subject: Re: [FRIAM] Miller, miller moths everywhere...

 

My son in Boulder says they get the "infestation" right on the dot every 20 years.

 

They are also important pollinators.  

 

On Mon, May 18, 2020 at 9:57 PM Jon Zingale <jonzingale at gmail.com <mailto:jonzingale at gmail.com> > wrote:

Wow, they are everywhere! According to wikipedia:

 

Army cutworms are one of the richest foods for predators, such as  <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_bear> brown bears, in this ecosystem, where up to 72 per cent of the moth's body weight is fat, thus making it more calorie-rich than elk or deer. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Army_cutworm#cite_note-10> [10] This is the highest known body fat percentage of any animal. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Army_cutworm#cite_note-11> [11] 

 

And according to the New Mexican:

 

`... they do not carry disease, Formby said, and they’re not the type of moth that will get into your clothes closet and start shredding your new camel hair jacket.`

 

 

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