Spirit Guide of the Day is Moth! Important news may be on its way to you, whether through email, letter, or a package. Now is a time to focus on your sense of smell and keep away from anything that "smells" wrong to you. Anything hidden from you may be revealed. If you are single, focus your energies on attracting a romantic partner and use yours instincts on whether or not they are the partner for you. If you are currently in a relationship then take time to use essential oils or aromatherapy for greater interest rather than relying on perfumes or colognes. This guide can also indicate that you may be hiding from yourself or using your emotions to keep yourself hidden from others. Do not fear if your path seems complicated or hard, for you will find your way if you listen to your heart. The light will guide you. Similar to butterfly, the Moth is a powerful symbol of transformation. This guide leads with the powers of movement in the darkness, the ability to confuse your enemies, and hearing both spoken and nonverbal messages. Observe the body language of those around you to gain insight. People who connect with Moth prefer to keep their creative endeavors to themselves until they are fully completed. These individuals prefer to work after the sun has set and will usually be awake much later than others throughout the night. Although they can be fickle and jump from relationship to relationship, they possess great abilities for being a lover, relying heavily on scent and affection more than other aspects of it.

Moths, Lepidoptera, are vastly diverse creatures that researches have found 200,000 different species and speculate that there could more more than fives times that many that have not been recorded as discovered. They are closely related to Butterflies, but have a wide range of differences. Moths often have feather-like antennae that do not have the thick ball-like endings at the tip. These night-active insects are covered in thick, fuzzy hair covering their bodies and usually rest during the daytime. Many species of moths have very long proboscis, or tongues, that are tightly coiled to keep out of the way when not in use sucking up nectar or other fluids. The Darwin's Hawk Moth located within Madagascar has a nearly 13 inch long proboscis that was surely evolved in order to reach the nectar of the deep throated orchids which grow in Madagascar. The Hummingbird Moth has a proboscis longer than its entire body. Some moths have very short tongues that are thought to be used to pierce fruit to drink the juices within. However, on the far end of the scale, some moths do not have any way to eat at all. These creatures live shorter lives that are spent focusing on reproducing while relying solely on the nutrition stored in their body by the caterpillar. The ability to search for food is aided highly by the Moth's intense ability to smell. Their antennae, palps, legs, and various other areas of their body are covered in sense receptors used specifically for scent uses such as finding food like flower nectar and searching for mates. A moth's senses are also aided by the soft fuzz that covers their body called Setae, or sensory hairs, which can feel the environment around them along with information on the wind to help it in flight. They can heat up their flight muscles by vibrating their wings rather than relying on the sunlight which they miss out on during the night. Navigation is aided by both using the moon and stars when possible as well as geomagnetic clues. Vision for a moth changes throughout its development. As a caterpillar, they can barely see at all which simple eyes called Ocelli that can only see the differences between light and dark. Unable to form an image, they are composed of photo receptors, light-sensitive cells, and pigments. As a Moth, they will now have compound eyes like many other adult insects as well as simple eyes. These compound eyes are made up of many hexagonal lens, or corneas, that focus light from each field of view onto a rhabdome which is an insect's version of our retina. Moth's are able to see ultraviolet rays which are invisible to us. A moth's senses do not end there. A moth's wings, which are covered in thousands of tiny scales and hairs, can hear sound. Flight is also aided by an organ possessed by both moths and butterflies called the Johnston's Organ. Located at the base of the antennae, this organ is responsible for maintaining the insect's sense of balance and orientation. The well-known aspect of Moth camouflage helps greatly in keeping the creature safe from predators. This is one of the most widely diverse aspects of moths, different in every species. Some moths will look exactly like bark or lichen specific to their region. Surprisingly, in cities where smoke pollution is strong, some moths have evolved a darker coloration than the other individuals of its same species that live in less polluted areas. While some moths use camouflage to hide themselves entirely, others will form a type that uses lines and spots to make aiming on it difficult even when it is moving. The third form of camouflage would be mimicry. Mimicry occurs when a moth takes on the appearance of a larger or more threatening creature in order to scare away predators rather than hiding. Often, they will mimic the forms of large birds or large eyes. Some caterpillars even have tails that look like large venomous snake heads. When searching for a mate, pheromones are released from the moth's tibia, scales on the wings, or from the abdomen. Males can detect a female's pheromones from approximately 5 miles away. Females will lay around 300 eggs centered around a food source for when the larvae hatch. These eggs are very small, around one or two-hundredths of an inch. Off-white in color, these eggs hatch around a couple days to a few months depending on the species into the worm-like larva that will devour food until the caterpillars are ready to form cocoons. An amazing metamorphosis changes these creatures into the beautiful moths that will continue to drink nectar, find mates, and again reproduce. A female moth can mate with several males in a row before laying her eggs, each male passing on not only the components to fertilize, but also nutrients that help to support the developing larvae.