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FOOTAGE of a bizarre moth-like creature flexing its hairy tentacles has repulsed and terrified social media users.

The creature was filmed in Indonesia but has been sending shudders down spines the world over after it was posted on Facebook.

The video shows what appears to be a moth with a huge orange belly.

Attached to it are four enormous hairy tentacles which it is seen flexing in the air.

Views commenting on the video appeared overwhelmingly disgusted.

One joked: "I'd burn the house down if I saw this" while another added: "Give him the keys and tell him the house is yours."

Eva Gregoric wrote: "I can't begin to describe how much I hate this."

Sandra Fletcher Owens said: "You'd have to revive me if I stumbled on this one."

And Stacey Flook posted she'd "rather die than live in a world where this exists".

However, it was revealed the creature is actually a Creatonotos gangis moth.

The four hairy tentacles are actually scent organs found on the abdomens of males and when inflated are used to produce pheromones to attract a mate.

The creatures are commonly found throughout South East Asia and Australia.

In August, a mysterious insect that looked similar to a pile of twigs was filmed writhing on the ground by baffled witnesses in Taiwan.

Creepy alien-like creature with pulsating tentacles spooks the web … but what the hell is it?