I helped a moth.. I think!

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I had a cute lil encounter with a moth today!
I found it hopping around my sofa and got worried cos it didnt seem able to fly. It seems that it got a piece of lint wrapped around it like a straight jacket, I mean yikes im gonna dust around the house more often if lil bugs can get hurt like that! It was a nightmare to be able to catch it and keep it still enough to untangle its wing without hurting it. And I'm not sure if its gonna be okay cos there was a lil bit of its wing missing, I think it tore it during its panic to escape? I dont know if its gonna be able to fly again but I left a tiny bottlecap of sugar water nearby so it doesnt starve. And there was another moth that seemed perfectly able to fly but kept coming back and sitting on the floor no matter how many times I tried to help it reach the window. So maybe they are friends/family/mates? Im sure this lil guy will be okay it it has someone to help it! Im gonna try and see if I can lift it up to the windowsill if it doesnt fly away by morning. I hope it'll heal up okay after some good rest!

EDIT: the little moth is gone!! And i think it drank some of the sugar water!! I'm so happy, I actually helped!! I hope this lil fella feels better soon and has a better day tomorrow, it must have been a big ol stress on its mothy life.
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That's really nice! I... I kinda have a phobia of moths so i don't know if i would be able to do that if it happened to me, but I'm glad the moth was able to go on with it's life!

Seriously, I don't understand how i can handle touching spiders and roaches while i can't even be near a moth