Observe the extraordinary hovering flight and precise nectar feeding of Macroglossum stellatarum, the hummingbird hawk-moth. This diurnal Sphingidae species exemplifies convergent evolution, mimicking hummingbird behavior despite being a lepidopteran insect. Video captured in natural habitat.

https://reddit.com/link/1rayyk6/video/jt4jxmwy5wkg1/player

I’m sure it’s just moisture evaporating as the sun warms the bark, but these trees seem so alive, and oxygenate the air so well that I like to imagine they are exhaling ☺️

reuploading this because in reddit, you need to be perfect :) I accidentally typed RIDE as rude.

I totall forgot that I am posting it in reddit. and here --- One cannot have a typo error. Hello to all grammar and spelling nazis 👋🏽

10x real speed