When we were kids, we used to put large snails on the palms of our hands to feel them rasping our skin. It felt tickly, and we assumed they liked to eat our dead skin cells.

@Jena Ball I don't know (and I don't want to ask the almighty search engine). However, another memory surfaced. We had to do a science project, and I was curious whether I could train garden snails to always take a left turn to the food in a simple T shaped labyrinth. - I remember digging through mountains of library catalogs to find related research. In any case, I believe the results were inconclusive? ... and the snails munched on the labyrinth; turns out, they like to eat paper. (I don't think I still have that paper, but I have one box with old school stuff, so I'll check...:-)

Ah,. Curiosity! I take it for granted, that humans and dogs and cats are curious, and sometimes have to remind myself, that all living beings are curious--because investigating the unknown is an essential survival strategy! You might run into danger, but more likely, you'll find something edible, helpful, or simply fun. - I look outside. It's easy to acknowledge that seals are having fun, or the little otters, and approach not to nibble my toes but just to see what that big, splashing being might be. I also conjecture that the pair of owls that is hooting in the tree next to my bedroom is enjoying the call and response with that other barn out across the river. At least that idea helps my enjoy being kept awake. And what about that mosquito I just swatted? Does it have enough brain cells to experience pleasure when its sensors discover the CO2 that indicates a breathing, suckable mammalian being nearby?...anwyays, trailing off....

In the video, the narrator says, "we live in a competent universe". I think this inspires hope and trust. Trust that it can take care of itself, hope that it will, and it being the universe, it is way bigger than all of humanity taken together. I also think that in order to remain part of that universe, we should probably take good care of that planet or ours, and all species that inhabit it--including ourselves.

What a beautiful moth! You mention it being a silk moth. Can you actually use them for silk production? (I used to raise (commercial) silk worms as pet food and loved them very much. They are such interesting creatures. Fortunately, I lived near a stand of mulberry trees, so giving them plenty of fresh food was easy.)

So beautiful! II've seen small subdued versions of this phenomenon and it always awes. It's like an offering of beauty as an invitation to take a breath and be fully aware of our surroundings.