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Huge moth stuns family
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background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.cairns.com.au/article/2008/05/16/3881_local-news.html"><P align="left">Measuring 26cm wing tip-to-wing tip, this Hercules moth stopped in at Sue and Iain Ralston’s home near Port Douglas, north of Cairns, for two days, fascinating their nature loving sons Sam and Mitch.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.cairns.com.au/article/2008/05/16/3881_local-news.html"><P align="left">The giant insects have a 10-day lifespan and are attracted to veranda lights, Australian Butterfly Sanctuary manager Anja Bakker told <EM>The Cairns Post</EM> yesterday.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.cairns.com.au/article/2008/05/16/3881_local-news.html"><STRONG>Click here for pictures of other famous Cairns animals: <A target="_blank" href="http://tools.cairns.com.au/photo_gallery/photo_gallery_popup.php?category_id=891" title="Cairns frogs">frogs</A>, <A target="_blank" href="http://tools.cairns.com.au/photo_gallery/photo_gallery_popup.php?category_id=545" title="Cairns snakes">snakes</A> and <A target="_blank" href="http://tools.cairns.com.au/photo_gallery/photo_gallery_popup.php?category_id=25" title="Cairns crocs">crocs</A></STRONG></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.cairns.com.au/article/2008/05/16/3881_local-news.html"><P align="left">"We’re really lucky that we’ve got the largest moth flying around here," she said.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; 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