I'll admit it — I would've done a double take. If you spotted this tiny creature hovering around your flowers, would you assume it was a hummingbird? A giant bee? Some sort of mutant lobster?

The pictures, taken by Andrew Fusek-Peters, show the moth's incredibly fast wing beat.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hummingbird Hawk-moth in action.Finnbarr Webster / Getty Images Patrik Luther is a Swedish photographer who loves capturing ...

Just as when we humans reach for objects, the hummingbird hawk moth uses its visual sense to place its long proboscis precisely on a flower to search for nectar, according to a study by Konstanz ...

Stunning photographs show a rare hummingbird hawk-moth beating its wings up to 90 times a second as it feeds on flowers in a Shropshire garden. Wildlife photographer Andrew Fusek-Peters captured the ...

MARSHFIELD, Wis. (WSAW) - This time of year you may spot an unusual pollinator in your flower gardens. Hummingbird moths have bodies similar to a bumblebee’s, wings like a moth or butterfly and ...

I am aware that what I think is delightful, especially in the insect world, many people do not. However, hummingbird hawk moths are one insect most everyone gets truly excited to see. These moths are ...

Many a person has marveled over tiny “hummingbirds” visiting their flowers, but hit a brick wall when trying to identify them. Leafing through a bird field guide won’t help. One needs a moth guide to ...

Take a stroll through a garden or restored patch of native plants, and you might catch a creature zipping skillfully among the blooms much like a tiny-but-fierce hummingbird on the hunt for nectar.