Hummingbird Clearwing Moth photographed at my community garden yesterday [OC]
Hummingbird Clearwing Moth photographed at my community garden yesterday [OC]
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Didn't even know such a thing existed. At first I thought it was a baby hummingbird until I got closer and saw the fur and antennae.
Hover shrimp.
21 0 ReplyLol, I don't know why but I feel kinda bad for laughing at that, poor cute non-dinosaur birb
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Is this an example or convergent evolution or mimicry? Or something else I'm not aware of?
11 0 ReplyYes (convergent part), but I would say that it's more like the bird(s) one is converging to take the classic infect job
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Holy shit this is amazing. Stunning capture too! What did you use to ID?
9 0 ReplyThanks, I used Google Lens to reverse image search and then cross referenced the results with my state’s biodiversity page.
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I love these little guys, they were all over our garden when I was a kid. It's been a few years since I've seen one unfortunately :(
6 0 ReplyBeautiful shot considering how fast they move.
5 0 ReplyBeautiful shot. We get to see them around where I live luckily.
5 0 ReplyAbsolutely beautiful shot! It's stunning.
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