@whitetrashscientist: Close up of a Cecropia shivering before flight. Moths shiver for two reasons, 1. To generate heat, And 2. To warm up their muscles before flight, especially before first flight, which is what you are seeing here. . . . . . . . #naturalist #Hyalophoracecropia #cecropia #mothfarm #whitetrashscientist #wherethewildthingsgrow #Saturniids #silkmoth #cecropia #nature #moth #Lepidoptera #Science #northernlife #newengland #neverstoplearning #neverstopexploring #connecticut #thefarm