Anyone who has seen a hummingbird poking her beak deep into a trumpet creeper blossom, or a honeyeater using its brush-tipped ...

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A sight to see late in the summer is a hummingbird moth. Sometimes, they’re also called hawk moths or sphinx moths. Whatever you call them, they are fun to observe. The various names all come from the ...

Moths are an important part of the food web and serve as pollinators. Creating moth-friendly habitats involves planting pale-colored, native plants and providing shelter. Resources like the Xerces ...

It is not at all uncommon for me to see some fairly interesting things on my regular morning walk down to my Thinking Chair. I do my best to remember to scan my surroundings as I mosey along, but I ...

The name clearwing comes from the fact that there are sections of the moth’s wing that are transparent, like a dragonfly. The hummingbird part comes from the moth’s flight among flowers. / PHOTO BY ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I'll be the first to admit that birds oftentimes do some pretty strange things. With that disclaimer out of the way, there still ...

At this time in July there are so many plants to look at that it can be overwhelming. But the ones just about everyone sees and recognizes are the wild orange daylilies (Hemerocallis fulva). Also ...

(CNN) — Each year, a tiny species in Australia makes a grueling 620-mile (1,000-kilometer) nighttime migration, and it’s pulling off the feat in a way only humans and migratory birds have been known ...