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Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Morris sees a hummingbird moth

YES YOUR EYES ARE DECEIVING YOU, BUT THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO AS THIS IS A GREAT MASQUERADE!

"A couple of Sundays ago, I was standing on the front porch of Hazel's third daughter, Teresa, in Rocky Mount. We were watching those big bees with a bright yellow body I always called yellow jackets. They were in a feeding frenzy on a couple of azalea bushes in full bloom.

Hummingbird Moth
photo © 2009 Dwight Sipler | more info (via: Wylio)

While watching, the bees were joined by what appeared to be a cross between a bee and a hummingbird. Yep, that's right. It had a long snout, or feeder tube as it's called, like a hummer, zips around like a hummer, has a tail like one, but it has two antennae. This one was about the size of a baby hummer but bigger than one of the bees feeding of the nectar.