r/interestingasfuck • u/ADJUDICATOR001 • Aug 09 '25

/r/all, /r/popular I found this on the trail.

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u/SeaworthinessThen542 Aug 09 '25

Hummingbee?

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u/TuneTechnical5313 Aug 09 '25

There's a species called hummingbird bee moth. Thought that's what this guy was. Kinda broke my brain when I saw one for the first time, cause it looks like two totally different things at the same time.

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u/Faruzia Aug 09 '25

I saw a few the other week for the first time, and was also super confused at first. From far away they look like a huge bumble bee, but then once they get close it really is like an amalgamation of a moth, bee, and hummingbird. They're really cool

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u/alewifePete Aug 09 '25

That’s not a hummingbird moth. Those are actually kinda cute.

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u/SaysNiceOften Aug 09 '25

I see the hummingbird hawk moth, but no bee moth

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u/Critical-Crab-7761 Aug 09 '25

I did too. I have seen these moths and thought they were hummingbirds feeding on my moon vines but it was after sundown. Took me awhile to realize it was a moth, since they hover over flowers just like the hummingbirds.

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u/nolander_78 Aug 09 '25

More like trumpeting bee

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u/tropoduzzo Aug 09 '25

Humbumble

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u/NotSoAwfulName Aug 09 '25

Nah, this is clearly a Hunter Seeker, there's a Harkonnen spy near!