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humming bird moth or bee
Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2013 2:56 pm
by tazzy
this is a really cool thing. this is a humming bird moth or bee. they look like a humming bird but smaller and just as fast sorry they are blurry but this little guy is very fast
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humming bird moth or bee
Posted: Tue Jul 30, 2013 11:50 pm
by Týr
tazzy;1432683 wrote: they look like a humming bird but smaller and just as fast sorry they are blurry but this little guy is very fastAnd you stood there and took those? I'd have been back into the house with the windows bolted in seconds if I saw one of those outdoors, it looks terrifying.
humming bird moth or bee
Posted: Wed Jul 31, 2013 3:49 am
by tabby
Hi tazzy! We saw 2 of these hanging around the rhododendrons this spring and had to do a double take! At first glance we thought they were hummingbirds but something didn't seem right so we ended up doing a google search and found out they were hummingbird moths. They were new to me!
humming bird moth or bee
Posted: Wed Jul 31, 2013 8:51 am
by Lady J
It is also known as a Hawk Moth and nothing to fear.
hawk moth (insect) -- Encyclopedia Britannica
They showed up in my gardens last year and I have some images of them. I'll check to see if I can find them for you.