Comment by coding123

3 years ago

And check out the bee-fly too:

https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/bee-flies-cute-bee-mimic-with...

Lots of pollinators out there.

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rob74  3 years ago

To me, the most fascinating pollinator is the hummingbird hawk-moth (which, interestingly enough, is a daytime pollinator): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hummingbird_hawk-moth. There's not a lot of similarity in photos, but if you see one, its sound and the way it hovers around flowers is just like a miniature hummingbird.

  • cryptonector  3 years ago

    We have hummingbird moths here in Texas. They're not afraid of humans, so I've seen them just a few feet from me several times. They look and act and fly just like hummingbirds -- you have to look closely to see that they're not birds, then you'll notice the antennae, and the lack of feathers, and the "beak" being flexible.