One of summer’s highlights is sitting in the yard and watching the antics of our resident hummingbirds.
Two summers ago, we noticed a hummingbird that was, well, to put it bluntly, ugly. And a little freakish. And perhaps a tad creepy.
It wasn’t long before it dawned on us that it was not, in fact, a hummingbird, but a hummingbird moth, or Hameris thysbe.
Neal emailed me this picture on Saturday while I was at the yarn store. I’m easily creeped out; all I could imagine is what happens if the hummingbird moth decides it likes to chomp wool? My fiber closet would be a disaster.
These are the dark thoughts that sometimes occupy my mind. Really.
So funny! I think your fiber closet is safe.
I saw what I thought was a creepy hummingbird too, then realized it was a cicada. My dog Romeo ate it. He has a thing for flying bugs.
Who knew??? Scary scary moth!
I love our hummingbirds and we seem to have loads of them this year. I’m glad we don’t have those scary looking moths, though!
Wow that is so cool and what a great color. I can’t believe you got a shot of it!
Neal took that shot w/his iPhone. I processed and cropped. He had some even closer ones, but this was my favorite!
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‘Tis the season for scary looking bugs! I had a locust at my house 😉