This little fellow was at our cottage last summer. Many thanks to Chris from jcmegabyte for explaning what it is: "Those moths are sometimes called "Hummingbird Moths" or "Bee Moths" because of the way they hover while feeding on flower nectar. They are from the Sphinx Moth family (Sphingidae) and the smaller species do look a lot like Bumble Bees, a mimicry tactic probably developed to keep predators from attacking. In reality they are harmless - AND tasty to birds, etc.!" I know it's impossible to see in the video, but this little guy had antennae, and a long proboscis that it used to drink out of the flowers with. I looked up Hummingbird Moths on the internet, didn't see any thing looked like this one so I don't know what the official genus or species is. This video was taken in the Madewaska Valley in Southern Ontario. If you want to see some absolutely amazing moth and butterfly videos, check out jcmegabyte's page. To listen to more of my compositions or purchase a cd, go to www.GeraldBoy.comCompositions from all three of my albums can be purchased through most on-line downloading services (iTunes, Napster, Weed, etc.) Also, the guitars I use were all made by myself.
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