BABY HUMMINGBIRD or a BUG? Which is it?
by paco on Wednesday, March 17th, 2010 | 25 Comments
www.hotroast.com – 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! Music: “Yage Camera – Travelin’ Mix” by Audio Morphology
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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
Bug! (not informatic bug)
>: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.
@veneto53 Definately not a butterfly! hummingbird moth
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.
agreed, humming bird doesn’t have antannas and u can clearly tell also from the legs… BUT WOW BIG MOTH
i think its a hummingbird
thats one big moth
thats not a humming bird all i can tell you is that its a type of insect hummingbirds dont have 4 legs
To my surpise, I also saw these moths at the terracotta warriors monument near Xi’an, China.
luckityduckity, i must say you have no room to talk, calling these people idiots. they are right. i work at an insectarium and aquarium and i most certainly know that this is a moth. i know its hard to believe because of its wings, but believe it or not, you dont know everything! and actually, moths arent MOSTLY all brown. they are more beautiful than butterflies.
It is called a hummingbird moth. They use their straw type nose to get the nectar from the centre of the flowers. We get them in our garden and have seen them on holidays
It is called a diurnal moth. I think I spelled that right. If in doubt read the rest of the info posted.
i saw one of those in branson- its a hummingbird. i THINK i can see its feet!
it is not a moth, you idiots, moths wings are not that fast! and plus, moths are mostly ALL brown and they don’t suck out that stuff real fast and don’t move fast! NO DUH!
It’s a moth not a hummingbird.
Anny more questions ??? Stupid.