Maybe they are migrating to cooler or wetter climate do to climate change. That's my guess anyway. Don't know enough about said creature to really tell ya.

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Perhaps it's an unconventional weapon? A vector for a virus or bacteria, or even a chemical agent in the wing dust? That's the first thing I thought of, which is odd, I admit.

Probably just climate change opening up new territory, or competition, or overpopulation leading to migration and eventually speciation.

I'm almost certain the latter explanations are far more probable than the former, but that's not to say the former isn't possible, because, indeed, what isn't?

I live in Adelaide, the capital of South Australia. Why's this thread on ATS? We have many moths here, which haven't yet eaten anyone's head off. They're probably just normal moths!! We also have locust plagues in the country areas sometimes.

Sugeshotcha, the moths are not a standard species found in South Australia. It is mysterious behaviour by the moths and their origin is also mysterious. The article is on ATSNN because it made all the main news feeds in Australia and it was strange enough to warrant posting here.