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Hummingbird Hawk Moth
Tim wrote:
Short wings, long wings (in comparison to body-length)? Wholly or partly transparent, or solid wings, with or without markings? All things difficult to remember or even notice at a fleeting glance, I know. Did the legs hang down while it was flying? Did you notice the antennae. Did it seem to have a waist at all, like a wasps, bees or ants do? Sorry, but I didn't see the wings (moving too fast) or remember legs and things was more concerned that I hadn't seen one before and it looked big enough to give a painful sting. Having said that in hindsight it probably wasn't a stinger. A hornet? There are some short stumpy-bodied dragonflies (can't think of any names at the moment). Hornets have black and yellow striped bodies, not "tan". They're just like wasps on steroids, but without the aggression! Hornets (Vespa crabro) have orange/brown eyes and hairs [http://www.muenster.org/hornissenschutz/hornets.htm], whereas the common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) have black hair and eyes. [http://www.hadleyweb.pwp.blueyonder....lgaris/vespula _vulgaris.htm] If you see a black and yellow thing that's as big as a hornet it's probably a queen wasp. What I'm not clear about is whether Essjay has looked at the picture of a Hummingbird Hawkmoth, because what he is describing fits that fairly well. |
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