Fire Elemental: The Atlas Moth

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Female

Female

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Male

Another non-aggressive Elemental, the Fire Atlas Moth's eye spots are used for intimidation, as well as to blind predators when in need of a quick escape

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Another non-aggressive Elemental, the Fire Atlas Moth's eye spots are used for intimidation, as well as to blind predators when in need of a quick escape. If such methods fail, the moth will heat its body, the tips of its wings, and the eye spots so that any predator is deterred or releases the moth on reflex. Said spots are also used for the courting of a mate, with the brightest and hottest spots being most favorable to females. This sometimes leads them to invade homes out of confusion.

The females have thinner antennae and slimmer bodies, though their wings are significantly larger in proportion to their bodies with more red hues. The males, meanwhile, have more orange tones and are relatively the same size as the females in terms of wingspan, albeit having larger bodies and thicker, stubbier antennae.

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