The Clear Wing Humming Bird Moth

[TheKaneECO]

that big sucker thing is the only thing that scares the crap outa me. one time I saw an atlas moth it was huge it landed on me and it was awsime but that it's big sucker thing came out and went ALL THE WAY INTO MY EAR AND I CRIES SO MUCH

[sisaknew]

it used to live in our country too. but after the clima changed...

it was more than 10 years ago. so no mobiles phones for making videos..

maybe my mind lies to me, but i remember it in the colour green. after the hummingbirds i used to see too... my grandmother had perfect garden for feeding it... nice vid.

[shayminskyforme4ever]

it kinda looks like my moth Buba,who died  on halloween.

[TheJbach]

Amazing! Indeed I did not know that this creature existed until just 1 year ago.... I was out tending the garden in the wee hours by the outdoor lamp and thought at first: " What is this? Hummingbirds are not active at night!!" I was initially alerted to its sound, which was very like the hummers' wings... then I perceived those big eyes glowing brightly reflective in the raj light!! Yikes!! How could this be a bird, and at this hour (1-2AM)?!! Oh wow, is that fur or feathers?!!

[LtcdanProduction]

even in slow motion that its wings are going fast o.o

[Grroocx]

It is really an amazing moth, looking so much like a hummingbird and producing music that sounds like a full classical orchestra, whilst pollinating flowers.

;-)

[BlaqkJackal]

OMG ITS SO CUTE AND FAT!!!!!!

[Tranquilchan]

Everyone is crying at the dread hypnotic flying

Of the bee of the bird of the moth

You can't walk, you can't ramble 'cause you're gonna have to scramble

From the bee of the bird of the moth...

[caustic128]

everyone loves the moth but everyone also hates the horn worm

[Kiblin96]

I saw this moth recently. Really cool!  More cheerful music would be better with the video

[MacBook262]

I saw one of these a couples days ago! I got so freaked out when I saw it!

[prtyboi22]

A bunch of them are in my neighborhood!!! Gotta love em!!!

[rlavallee1949]

I have 2 of these every night out by the patio...mainly because I have 4 o'clock flowers growing all over the place, and they (and hummingbirds) love the nectar.

[Pomologist666]

i saw one a few days ago. now i know what it is

[KelliWildman]

i have one in my garden, it arrived about 2 weeks ago, for the life of me i couldnt figure out what it was since i am from florida now living in Michigan, i thought it was a hummingbird that cross breed with something lol, thank you for posting this, the one in my garden is the same color as yours, i never see more then one at a time so i am thinking there is only one, it just loves my huge butterfly bush i have.

[Bobobidodo]

If this thing came through my bedroom window i would shit myself.

[nanaifyify]

@Bobobidodo LOL you made me spit my drink out xD

[happyoldMEN]

Saw this thing in my backyard, flying in the flowers, thought it was a queen bee from afar.... I like the thing though, it doesn't bite or sting like those motherf-ing wasps!!!

[TheRougeFurry]

For just pennies a day...

[LIVeLAVaYACHt]

First time I saw one of these I freaked out and fell on the floor screaming LMFAO

[Feonalilly]

for the longest time I thought those things were bees :l

[MissCattington]

Anything with a proboscis is the scariest thing ever.

[noobsofreach]

Damn nature, you scary!

[trucha1618xx]

Beautiful moth & music!

[mrdlore]

What hath God wrought?

[a01087483]

I know those D: !

I saw some recently <3

[kazesamurai1000]

AWESOME!

[bonerears]

i saw this at my work before

[yardayar]

Space bug

[pgy002]

It is pretty but I'm scared of them!

[tenddyson]

the music is way too sad.........

but this creature is cute

[Mullikaji1]

Thanks for huge effort!

[Creativinity7]

The only thing I can think about right now is how gross it would be to squash one. What exactly would come out of it?

[2muddy18]

The hummingbird moth is very beautiful; however, I would have used faster-paced music perhaps. Nonetheless, she is beautiful!

[XHarukaKoiX]

I have one of these at my butterfly bush, it was so odd to see :)

[senselessplace]

OMG I think I saw one of these the other day... I'm glad that I wasn't just imagining it .

[RamTerritory]

Uggh...

I've got this huge black & yellow Argiope in my front yard today it was eating one of these. It's right in front of my bay window so I have to look at it all the time.

******SHUTTERS******

[shewolf3332]

I watched the one in my butterfly bush tonight while watering for 10 minutes so pretty...

[whale0melette]

i quite like the music to be honest. you philistines! lol

[troshs]

my mom saw one of these on her Impatients one day and swore up and down that it was ababy hummingbird. i had my doubts....hummingbirds do not have six legs and antennae.

[TheJennytoast]

What kind of the crap music accompaniment is that to such a the beautiful insect of the wonder?

the Ha! I the laugh in the face of the you!

[MiniMercenaries]

These Things Are So Awesome, i have hundreds of them at my house. I made my own video of them :D

[JoeCapricorn]

Awww, she has cute antennae! I like bugs, they have cute antennae.

[LonesomeTroubadour]

The first time I saw one I thought it was a hummingbird, i got a still pic of it, it definitely isn't shy around people.

[cjgone2]

LOL, I want one. :D

[ellislondon]

what is the music you used in the video? its really nice

[GilCesarSchultz]

nice work. we´ve seen this moth here in Brazil. Now that i discovered this video im gonna show it to me parents (they dont know yet what they saw.)

[watchensee]

Aww fasinating little fuzzy farts aren't they? Beautiful music by the way

[Taurus01979]

Not many butterflies around this year, but did see one of these. Love their little fuzzy tail-ends. lol

[zxeritross]

beautiful creature.

[xXashleyduhXx]

yeah i saw one of those today. their really weird looking.

[01jedd]

This is a great picture, I get them all the time at my butterfly bushes.

[bayawolf1]

its tail looks like

a cray fish tail

[luvtrails]

The hummingbird moth she is-a so beautiful, but the music, she is-a so sad!

[TheNilesEdge]

@luvtrails Bahahaha ...

[anxietyblues]

wow..i just posted one of these...didnt know is was a moth...very nice one...check mine out...

[hardplayproductions]

Amzing- you can clearly see the proboscis curling and uncurling!!!

[mixedmeteor]

I took pictures of a Clearwing today! I never seen one before in my life. And lol true, it does look like a shrimp with wings and little whisk-broom tail. I had the camera set at 1/1000 sec to stop the wings sharp

[RoboTekno]

i swear it looks like a flying crayfish.

[RuudyRedLips]

@RoboTekno or a flying shrimp

[RoboTekno]

@RuudyRedLips Now I'm hungry. lol

[Guilhaz1]

@RoboTekno LOL Agreed

[corream318]

@RoboTekno crayfish? you must be from up north. here in Louisiana (supplies 93% of the nation with the stuff) we call em crawfish. lol no hate though

[RoboTekno]

@corream318 Hmm, I may just call them crawfish from now on then. It's funny though, spell check doesn't mark crayfish as misspelled, but on crawfish it does. lol To each his own I suppose. BTW, you know where "crawdad" is mainly used?

[corream318]

@RoboTekno Well the "correct" spelling is indeed crayfish, it's just in the south if you ever said it you'd get a few smiles from the locals, and I mostly only hear older people say Crawdad. We also call them mudbugs. my hometown has an ice hockey team called the Shreveport MudBugs. Crawfish is still the number one word for em though.

[degastheunholy]

@RoboTekno Texas... I remember seeing a few of them when i was little, and when I asked the people who were supposed to know... he always said crawdads..... almost everywhere that i went they were called crawdads... only until later I heard them referred to as craw-fish... and then later as crayfish... Still think in my head "crawdad" but when I talk to people about em I usually refer to them as crayfish... (it sounds more intelligent) I think its regional, warshing winders is another one.

[RoboTekno]

@degastheunholy Ah, I see. Good to know :), warshing on the other hand, don't get me started xD

[CriticalListener]

@RoboTekno , they are incredibly beautiful, with their dark lace see thru wings. We saw our first one yesterday and didn't know what it was--a bumblebee?, with those antennae, or a hummingbird, with its green and red. But it's very delicate and lovely. That "crayfish" looking tail is one of the tip-offs its a Hummingbird Clearwing Moth, and not a hummingbird. I had to look up 'hummingbird looking moth' to find out what it was!

[wildalienplanet]

nice vid!, check my vid too :)

[dolph1808]

This is a great video! Where have you seen it, is it in the UK whereabouts in the UK. I'm thinking of making this hummingbird hawk moth my subject for my thesis film so if anyone has any info of where I could see them in the UK... would be REALLY appreciated!!!! Thanks!

[russellyb]

dolph - In the UK, we have the Broad Bordered Bee Hawkmoth - pretty much identical. There are fairly scarce, but Google it and you should get a good idea where to start looking - sunny woodland rides, right about now would be a good start. :o)

[pattimontreal]

It is a hummingbird moth, an insect.  See how it's "beak" curls in? We had these in Ontario (not that colour).

[bayawolf1]

what color were they yellow and black i just saw one today

[littleteethkeith]

This videos producer also makes funeral music. What a multitalented person.

[wiersandlines]

this is the one i saw!! :D sweet ive been wanting to find out what its type was called.

[echoskybound]

Wow, the slow footage is excellent. I thought it would be choppy but it looked beautiful.

[seahue]

Beautiful video! I saw one of these for the first time recently. When I went to get a better shot a hummingbird attacked it and I never saw it again:(

[purplekoolaid2004]

LOL that is terrible, but funny at the same time!?

[mmarachel]

I have one of these. That is the plant I have outside my kitchen window and I thought it was a bee. Then I looked and saw it had a fanned tail. So it is a moth? Or is it a hummingbird?

[BBMJason]

looks like a flying shrimp from the side.

[adam2O]

I just saw one today outside my house. It's awesome, I thought it was a bee crossed with a hummingbird.

[ShadowsDwelling]

Ever since I was a kid, I've always went outside when it was time for them to come around....Picked a flower.....and held it out....Hand feeding them is one of the most awesome, memorable things.

[youtoobboob]

Amazing! I just saw one for the first time today! It was difficult to figure out just what it was I was looking at!

[athomasait]

Amazing! I've seen--maybe--three or four of these things in my life.  Thanks SkiDiveGuy.

[hummerman93]

Best capture of a hummingbird moth I've seen!

[vampaireH]

Wow! Great video!