Is it a baby hummingbird? A cute, fuzzy bug? A flying miniature lobster? SCROLL DOWN FOR THE ANSWER o_O
ANSWER: At first glance this cute and busy little critter looks like a baby hummingbird. Look at how he moves! But after further investigation I discovered this bird is a bug impostor! See the antennae and proboscis? He (or she) is a Hummingbird Clearwing Moth (Hemaris Thysbe). Yup, a diurnal moth. Cheeky little bugger!!! And much cuter than a mosquito!
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I have seen this in my garden and have wondered the same thing? Have you gotten an answer?
a moth they can be that big
i that it was a mutant alien humming bird
It is a hummingbird moth.
Yes. I was going to say it’s a moth. That is so cool thank you for posting it. i love nature there’s so many really cool things out there
a combination of both hahahaha!
Bug
Macroglossum stellatarum
tomato hornworm moth
Its a Hummingbird moth – I had one in my kitchen last year taking very close looks at some of my fridge magnets….LOL
>:D ITS A HUMMINGBUG.
That’s a moth that looks and moves like a hummingbird. They absolutely love Mexican Primroses.
The “Sphinx” is one of the Iberian groups most beautiful moths. Many have a similar flight of a hummingbird, and fed similarly, no beak, but with a very long proboscis and in flight. The best known is the hummingbird sphinx (Macroglossum stellatarum) which also flies by day, in the afternoon.
Los esfíngidos son uno de los grupos ibéricos de mariposas nocturnas más bonitos. Muchas tienen un vuelo similar al de un colibrí, y se alimentan de forma similar, sin pico, pero con una probóscide muy larga y en vuelo. La más conocida es la esfinge colibrí (Macroglossum stellatarum) que también vuela de dia, por las tardes.
Is a butterfly, note the antenna, so is a insect.
It’s a humming bird moth. I caught one of these in my backyard one day. One of the coolest insects out there in my opinion!
*shdders* that is sooooooooooooo creepy
I saw a creature like this one time and I didn’t know what it was! I was thinking a hummingbird or moth at the time. By reading what other’s have said I’m pretty sure it’s a very strange moth.