Play Dead - Vol 2...

The strange and exceptionally hairy Larch Tolype above is in the devilish act of playing dead. It's only the females that do this. The smaller and darker males whizz off into hyperspace as soon as you even look at them. Both sexes are very difficult to photograph for different reasons - the males nearly always have to be "chilled-out" for a few minutes, and the females need to be "warmed-up" a trifle. The life of the Moth Man eh...


Still, when she IS warmed up and decides to sit in a more acceptable manner she looks pretty good, albeit a bit on the hairy side!