DE PERE (WLUK) -- An usual sighting of a tiny flying insect may have some people looking twice. The hummingbird moth has been spotted feeding on wildflowers in the area, but the moth is often mistaken ...

In gardens throughout the Midwest, a type of moth is often mistaken for a hummingbird — the hummingbird moth. This moth looks almost identical to a hummingbird at first glance, but after you take a ...

SUAMICO, Wis. (WLUK) -- Is it a bird, a bug, or something in between? A sighting of a hummingbird moth may have people doing a double-take. Experts say the little insects are an important part of the ...

What initially appears to be a confusing video of a moth-hummingbird hybrid creature is actually a perfect excuse for us to explain an intriguing evolutionary phenomenon. The creature is the ...

The green fields of summer have faded to flaxen hues of winter and many of the creatures found there are now safely cocooned until the warmth of spring brings their return. The golden-haired meadows ...

Just as humans rely on their eyes to make precise movements with their hands, hummingbird hawk-moths use continuous visual feedback to precisely position their proboscis in the center of flowers. When ...

Animals all face the same challenges: finding enough to eat and surviving long enough to pass on their genes. While there are endless ways Nature has addressed these challenges, it sometimes arrives ...

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Late summer temperatures were still uncomfortable at lower elevations, but at nearly 5,000 feet the air had a distinct autumn feel as I enjoyed a late afternoon hike around Lake Cuyamaca. I paused to ...