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"i am too a hummingbird, in fact, i am a kind of hummingbird known as a thorntail, you see that white band over my hips, all thorntails have that white band...

"ignore the rumors suggesting i am a flying shrimp!" -- flying shrimp, probably

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[–] Stowaway@midwest.social 3 points 4 months ago

I saw a hummingbird moth for the first time a couple years ago. I was both confused and terrified at the same time by what i thought was a giant bee. Then I finally realized it was just a massive and funny looking moth.

[–] oldclumsy_nowmad@mastodon.social 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

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Nice photo! Thanks! And the ALT text is fun and informative -- thanks for that, too!

The "Sphinxes" are fascinating critters.