The next time you’re near a patch of flowers and you think you see a hummingbird zip by, take a closer look! It just might be a hummingbird moth, a lesser-known but important pollinator. Sphinx moths ...

Just as when we humans reach for objects, the hummingbird hawk moth uses its visual sense to place its long proboscis precisely on a flower to search for nectar, according to a study by Konstanz ...

Jul. 20—Look close, that hummingbird you thought you just saw flitting around your flowers or plants may not be a hummingbird. In fact, it may not be a bird at all. You may be looking at one of the ...

Austin Ulmer in Pequea, Lancaster County, shared a very interesting video of an unusual moth with us.It shows a hummingbird moth, also sometimes called a hawk moth, or even a sphinx moth. The moth ...

There are incontrovertible absolutes in nature, and many take comfort in the predictability and order that can be found in the natural world. Ah, but Mother Nature must have a sense of humor for ...

Animals all face the same challenges: finding enough to eat and surviving long enough to pass on their genes. While there are endless ways Nature has addressed these challenges, it sometimes arrives ...

In gardens throughout the Midwest, a type of moth is often mistaken for a hummingbird — the hummingbird moth. This moth looks almost identical to a hummingbird at first glance, but after you take a ...

A hummingbird clearwing moth pollinates a garden phlox Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, in south Brainerd. The large colorful moth is often mistaken for a hummingbird as it flies from plant to plant. If you ...

DE PERE (WLUK) -- An usual sighting of a tiny flying insect may have some people looking twice. The hummingbird moth has been spotted feeding on wildflowers in the area, but the moth is often mistaken ...

A viewer sent in this rather unique photo Wednesday, commenting: “I cut lilacs … today and put the vase on the hood of my car until I was ready to leave. My son informed me not to take the bug with us ...