urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:attacusatlas attacusatlas attacusatlas attacusatlas 2009-11-24T05:59:05Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:attacusatlas:47836 gratitude 2009-11-24T05:59:05Z 2009-11-24T05:59:05Z today i am grateful that<br /><br />bill was happy with his birthday day evening<br />the house got cleaned and the laundry got done... by me.<br />my mom mailed me a neat pack of photos from when i was little<br />even though i woke up feeling very ill, i felt better throughout the day<br />i am looking forward to reading and writing tomorrow.<br />it is almost thanksgiving. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:attacusatlas:1792 Awesome Game 2007-07-19T03:22:11Z 2008-08-09T20:52:54Z My genius-fiance has written a really fun online crosswords generator.&nbsp; Check it out, play it, get addicted!<br /><a href="http://clutu.com"><br />http://clutu.com</a><br /><br />Have fun! urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:attacusatlas:1706 Six-word Stories 2006-10-31T05:06:34Z 2008-08-09T20:53:19Z <a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/attacusatlas/pic/00001r5y/"><img width="116" height="89" border="0" src="http://pics.livejournal.com/attacusatlas/pic/00001r5y/s320x240" alt="" /></a><br /><br />Not very good at life.&nbsp; Goodbye.<br /><br /><br />called today.&nbsp; wont leave future messages.<br /><br />Thought I saw you - still looking.<br /><br />Birds, bees, dodos.&nbsp; So It began. urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:attacusatlas:667 attacus atlas facts and thoughts 2006-10-15T01:04:00Z 2008-08-09T20:55:20Z <a href="http://pics.livejournal.com/attacusatlas/pic/00001r5y/"><img width="141" height="110" border="0" src="http://pics.livejournal.com/attacusatlas/pic/00001r5y/s320x240" alt="" /></a><br />The Attacus Atlas has the largest wingspan of any moth.&nbsp; It is named such because the patterns on its wings resemble maps.&nbsp; The hues of the wings also remind me of the antique maps of early explorers.&nbsp; The Atlas moth's wings have transparent "windows" whose purpose we do not know.&nbsp; I like to think of them as windows into another world, like looking through the maps into another dimension, a view of a world within a world.&nbsp; <br /><br />they are found in the tropical forests of southeast asia, mainly in China.&nbsp; They are cultivated for their silk.&nbsp; <br /><br />It is also thought that they might be named for the Titan of greek mythology.