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This interesting creature (above) can fool people seeing it for the first time in nature, or in a photograph or video. While resembling a bird, it is actually a Hummingbird Hawk-moth (Macroglossum Stellatarum). In the photo below, it stretches its proboscis (sucking tube) for food into a flower. This moth is found in the northern 'Old World' from Portugal to japan. Four other species of hawk moths also occur throughout North America It is another brilliant example of the natural world's remarkable creations.
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