A Washington , D.C. news anchor got a real earful during a live broadcast on Monday when an exotic insect got so cozy on his ear that he laid two eggs . Fox 5 's Bob Barnard was broadcasting from the Smithsonian 's Museum of Natural History for a story on Museum Week when a palm-sized African Moon Moth unexpectedly landed on his head . Largely unfazed , Barnard continued with his broadcast . When he was done , he discovered the the exotic bug had left behind a gift . Scroll down for video . Ova the top : Washington Fox 5 's Bob Barnard got an earful from an African Moon Moth in a live spot at the Smithsonian 's Museum of Natural History on Monday when the bug laid two eggs in his ear . Barnard was doing a story on Museum Week in DC when the moth laid eggs in his ear . He had no clue it had happened until after the broadcast . The moth had previously caused Barnard a bit of a tickle , which he at first appeared to believe was a bite . However , the insect zookeeper Barnard was interviewing informed him that African Moon Moths do n't have mouths at all and are thus incapable of biting . Their plump , green larvae , the zookeeper explained , do all the eating . The moths then live off the fat stores once they become adults . 'That African Moon Moth on my ear on live TV laid two eggs ! ( Yuck ) , ' Barnard tweeted Monday . Big and beautiful : The African Moon moth measures around 4 inches across with tail-like structures dangling majestically from its wings . The moth likely laid hundreds more eggs after the two he left behind on Barnard . Perhaps that sensation he thought was biting was actually the moth laying her eggs . Either way , the moth wo n't be around long enough to see if Barnard helps raise her young . The Moon Moth , unable to eat , lives only a handful of days . She does , however lay hundreds of eggs -- just a few at a time -- before she dies .
Museum of Natural History 5 's Bob Barnard got an earful from an African Moon Moth in a live spot at the Smithsonian 's Washington Fox on Monday .