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 ...

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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 ...

Altogether, there are about 125 species of hummingbird moths in North America. Their long, pointed, fused wings, as well as their streamlined bodies, make them some of the fastest-flying insects.