A strange insect by Robinho

Photography • Insects • posted on Jan 26, 2009

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fly like a hummingbird! Thank you all comments!

Comments (24)

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MOSKETON

6:03PM | Mon, 26 January 2009

estos bichos los tenia vistos, pero nunca fotografiados. me encanta.. felicidades.

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lyron

6:04PM | Mon, 26 January 2009

Excellent capture!!

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Fred255

6:04PM | Mon, 26 January 2009

Super macro photo! Looks a bit like a fish at the front and a feather duster at the back.

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danob

6:18PM | Mon, 26 January 2009

Wonderful in flight capture of this The Hummingbird Hawk-moth

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THROBBE

6:48PM | Mon, 26 January 2009

Great post work and composition!

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dianas..creations

7:07PM | Mon, 26 January 2009

Wow this looks like a flying shrimp...:) I have seen those before in my garden in summertime...I could never photograph one they would fly away to fast!!

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MrsRatbag

7:33PM | Mon, 26 January 2009

Wow, what a weird creature! Looks like a furry black and white lobster-moth! Great shot!

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tennesseecowgirl

7:34PM | Mon, 26 January 2009

Very unusual Hummingbird... but great photo~

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YARDOBE

7:59PM | Mon, 26 January 2009

...actually,it is a Moth,...big,fly like Hummers,very elusive...I have seen one live,many years ago....Luna Moth or something like that,Dan seems to know the species....nicely captured,well done.....Ray!

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tizjezzme

9:02PM | Mon, 26 January 2009

wow, this is soooooo cool !! GREAT shot!

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LovelyPoetess

10:28PM | Mon, 26 January 2009

How bizarre! I'd never seen one of these before. Great capture indeed! : )

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earthman236

10:28PM | Mon, 26 January 2009

Its a humming bird moth . Nice Shot !

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NightGallery

10:42PM | Mon, 26 January 2009

Yep, a humming bird Moth. Great shot here. Would love to see one in the wild. Nice job capturing it!!

MrsLubner

11:55PM | Mon, 26 January 2009

I know people who have seen these but I never have. You are so lucky and not only that but you got an outstanding shot of it.

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ledwolorz

2:27AM | Tue, 27 January 2009

Wonderful macro shot.

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karlabu

5:15AM | Tue, 27 January 2009

I have seen this once, 2 yrs ago in a garden at a big lilac bush. Lovely capture!

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DAVER2112

6:48AM | Tue, 27 January 2009

Fantastic capture!! :)

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CavalierLady

7:17AM | Tue, 27 January 2009

What an unusual insect and a wonderful capture of it! Nicely done!

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marybelgium

7:29AM | Tue, 27 January 2009

superbe !

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decie

12:23PM | Tue, 27 January 2009

the last time i seen a lobster moth was sometime last year when i squashed it on my last trip to Mars. its not often you see them on earth excellent capture.

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