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08-11-2009, 08:28 PM
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#1 | | What is it? a humming bird / Insect / flying crayfish / Freak of Nature? Name: Jeff City: Stovall State: NC County: Granville Join Date: Feb 2009  08-11-2009, 08:28 PM
We got these things all over some butterfly bushes my wife had me plant a few years ago. Looks like a baby humming bird but with 6 legs, a craw fish tail, one long straw like thing under it's head. Some have green bodies, others are yellow and black like a bee and some are even red. They dart around the flower bush like a humming bird. My wife and I both thought they were baby humming birds but now I have my doubts... strangest things I ever saw. Here's a picture of a green bodied one I snapped after it rained, anyone know what it is? They are hard to photograph because they dart around but I'll try and get some pictures of different ones tomorrow afternoon. 
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08-11-2009, 08:45 PM
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Name: Phillip City: Lexington State: NC County: Davidson Join Date: Jun 2008 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 6.92 over 180 days | Re: What is it? a humming bird / Insect / flying crayfish / Freak of Nature?
I am just guess Jeff but my guess is a humming bird - there are many types of HB's and I believe that this is one
North Carolina Ruby-throated, Rufous, Green Violet-ear, Calliope, Green-breasted Mango.
Then again I don't know
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08-11-2009, 09:00 PM
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Name: Dan City: Lincolnton State: NC County: Lincoln Join Date: Jun 2009 Age: 40 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 6.30 over 151 days | Re: What is it? a humming bird / Insect / flying crayfish / Freak of Nature?
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08-11-2009, 09:01 PM
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Name: Jeff City: Stovall State: NC County: Granville Join Date: Feb 2009 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 5.83 over 180 days | Re: What is it? a humming bird / Insect / flying crayfish / Freak of Nature?
Pretty sure I found what they are, they are actually moths named hummingbird clearwing moths  . Here's a link I found, kind of interesting http://mdc.mo.gov/conmag/2001/06/10.htm
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08-11-2009, 09:08 PM
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Name: Jeff City: Stovall State: NC County: Granville Join Date: Feb 2009 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 5.83 over 180 days | Re: What is it? a humming bird / Insect / flying crayfish / Freak of Nature?
Originally Posted by mxracer  Thanks Dan - I believe your right | |
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08-11-2009, 09:15 PM
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Name: Jeremy City: Charlotte State: NC County: Mecklenburg Join Date: Mar 2006 Age: 31 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 6.92 over 180 days | Re: What is it? a humming bird / Insect / flying crayfish / Freak of Nature?
That is pretty cool ... never heard or, or seen, that! Thanks for educating us! | |
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08-11-2009, 09:21 PM
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Name: Michael City: Raleigh State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Nov 2006 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 5.72 over 180 days | Re: What is it? a humming bird / Insect / flying crayfish / Freak of Nature?
I had to correct my wife on this subject. She thought we had baby hummingbirds everywhere! .gif "Drogar Laugh(DBG)") | |
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08-11-2009, 09:31 PM
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Name: DaveO City: Clayton State: NC County: Johnston Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 39 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 7.00 over 180 days | Re: What is it? a humming bird / Insect / flying crayfish / Freak of Nature?
Cool thanks for that info. I see them all the time around our Lantana. I have always wondered what they were. I assumed that a Hummingbird cross-bred with a moth that was related to a Crawdad. Shows what I know 
Dave 
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Honestly Honey, that will cost around $100 $150 $200, and I need a few more tools. 
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08-11-2009, 10:33 PM
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Name: Ken City: Liberty State: SC County: Anderson Join Date: Nov 2005 Age: 63 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 7.00 over 180 days | Re: What is it? a humming bird / Insect / flying crayfish / Freak of Nature?
Originally Posted by Jeff Mills Pretty sure I found what they are, they are actually moths named hummingbird clearwing moths . Here's a link I found, kind of interesting http://mdc.mo.gov/conmag/2001/06/10.htm
I guess I don't need to call the eye doctor after all Neat, send a few down this way. | |
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08-12-2009, 08:53 AM
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Name: E City: Holly Springs State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Aug 2009 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 5.23 over 107 days | Re: What is it? a humming bird / Insect / flying crayfish / Freak of Nature?
My wife I called them mothingbirds. Guess we we pretty darn close | |
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08-12-2009, 09:15 AM
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Name: Sandy City: Raleigh State: NC County: Wake Join Date: May 2007 Age: 32 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 5.13 over 180 days | Re: What is it? a humming bird / Insect / flying crayfish / Freak of Nature?
Originally Posted by mxracer Definitely a hummingbird moth...we kept seeing one at night a few years ago. | |
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08-12-2009, 11:36 AM
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Name: Roger City: Durham State: NC County: Durham Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 63 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 6.42 over 180 days | Re: What is it? a humming bird / Insect / flying crayfish / Freak of Nature?
Yep, they are moths. They are common in my yard, been observing them for almost 20 years. IIRC they are the only moth that is normally active during daylight hours.
And they are way cool
Roger
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08-12-2009, 09:10 PM
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Name: David City: Lincolnton State: NC County: Lincoln Join Date: Dec 2008 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 3.77 over 180 days | Re: What is it? a humming bird / Insect / flying crayfish / Freak of Nature?
Been seeing these things for years and never knew what they were. Never been able to get very close to one long enough to get a real good look at it either. Thanks for the info here. | |
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09-02-2009, 07:23 PM
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Name: DaveO City: Clayton State: NC County: Johnston Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 39 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 7.00 over 180 days | Re: What is it? a humming bird / Insect / flying crayfish / Freak of Nature?
Sorry to revive an old thread but I just found out something quite fascinating. I had some Tomato Hornworms Manduca quinquemaculata on my Tomato plants. As I was picking them off and feeding them to the chicken I noticed that they all had something on their backs. That lead me to do a little research. The things on their backs were parasitic Braconid Wasp larva Cotesia congregatus. I should have left the Hornworms alone as they were already getting their butts kicked. But the most interesting thing and what relates to this thread is that the Hummingbird Moths spoke about ITT, are the adult form of the Tomato Hornworm.
I have learned something today, it's a good day
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Honestly Honey, that will cost around $100 $150 $200, and I need a few more tools.
Heard from a client..."If I had your tools and experience...I could do it myself"
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."
--Dr. Seuss
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