humming bird moth or bee

tazzy · Post by **tazzy** » Tue Jul 30, 2013 2:56 pm

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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Týr · Post by **Týr** » Tue Jul 30, 2013 11:50 pm

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.

tabby · Post by **tabby** » Wed Jul 31, 2013 3:49 am

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!

Lady J · Post by **Lady J** » Wed Jul 31, 2013 8:51 am

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.