Totally off topic :^')

[Mykle1]

@Snille said in Totally off topic :^'):

Jättesvärmare or Nattsvärmare looks to be what we would call a MOTH. That is amazing because it’s an insect that flies like a hummingbird.

https://www.bendsource.com/bend/that-aint-no-hummingbird-life-among-the-sphinx-moths/Content?oid=2131465

I love this stuff!

[Mykle1]

So here is a video I took with my iPhone yesterday, August 25, 2017 at about 4:30PM Eastern US time. The same time I was taking the pictures above with my camera. I would REALLY like to see a Jättesvärmare or Nattsvärmare now that I know about them. Make the video full screen for a better view. At 0:22 you can hear me whisper, “Ahh, beautiful!”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-PK--dJVSw&feature=youtu.be

[Snille]

@Mykle1 I just love how the hummingbird is flying, the hoovering is so cool! :)

[Mykle1]

@Snille said in Totally off topic :^'):

I just love how the hummingbird is flying, the hoovering is so cool! :)

I agree. I am totally captivated by them. I just spent 2 hours sitting silently in a chair waiting but only one short sighting today. Gone before I even got my camera ready.

[Mykle1]

Don’t want to call it a death’s-head? In Dutch, they’re called Doodshoofdvlinder; in French, le sphinx à tête de mort; in German, Totenkopfschwärmer; in Spanish, cabeza de muerto; and in Swedish, Dödskallesvärmare.

A. atropos is the fastest moth in the world; it can fly at speeds up to 30mph! The insects can also hover like hummingbirds as they drink nectar from flowers.

[Mykle1]

Went to opening night at the US OPEN Tennis tournament. The site of the 1964 World’s Fair, which my father brought me to. I snapped this picture while sneaking a cigarette in the stairway. You might recognize the objects on the right. :^)

[cowboysdude]

Yes but do they really fly? HAHAHAHAHA

[Mykle1]

@cowboysdude said in Totally off topic :^'):

Yes but do they really fly?

Yes, watch the movie ;-)

[roramirez]

Here we call “Picaflor” to this bird. This year on of them got into my covered back garden of my house. I’ve help it to get out and release, here a picture :)

PS: You can see the long of tongue

[Mykle1]

@roramirez said in Totally off topic :^'):

Here we call “Picaflor” to this bird. This year on of them got into my covered back garden of my house. I’ve help it to get out and release, here a picture :)

PS: You can see the long of tongue

Oh wow! Beautiful! Thanks for sharing!!!

Picaflor - I like that! :^)