- or antennae-like protrusions coming from their heads?
2007-11-01 03:16:49 · 14 answers · asked by PunkenPye 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
No, but hummingbird moths have antennae. "These moths are often mistaken for hummingbirds." http://www.birds-n-garden.com/hummingbird_moths.html
2007-11-01 03:48:50 · answer #1 · answered by margecutter 7 · 7⤊ 0⤋
If you see something that looks like a hummingbird with antennae, it is probably a sphinx moth - they look and behave exactly like hummingbirds when they are feeding. There some pictures of the moths hovering buried in the page at this link:
2007-11-01 16:34:43 · answer #2 · answered by formerly_bob 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No but there is a large moth named a hummingbird moth that looks like a little humming bird and has those antennae. When I first saw that on our flowers as a little kid I thought it was a bird too.
2007-11-01 15:56:14 · answer #3 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Margecutter is correct. If it has antennae - it's a hummingbird moth, also known as a Sphinx or hawk moth.
Here's a link to photos on Yahoo! Images:
http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=A0geu9fx6SlHefAAd_xXNyoA?ei=UTF-8&p=hummingbird%20moth&fr2=tab-web&fr=slv8-adbe
2007-11-01 11:02:57 · answer #4 · answered by Suzi 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
margecutter is right. I saw these once and thought they were hummingbirds. But then, i realized they weren't and looked up what they were. They are the moths that evolve from those huge green tomato caterpillars.
2007-11-01 19:12:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No they don't.
Look at the web page for the Audubon Society and you can see pictures of each breed of hummingbird.
Cheers.
2007-11-01 10:25:21 · answer #6 · answered by Perplexed 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. No bird has antennae or horns.
You're probably just seeing a loose feather.
2007-11-01 10:21:10 · answer #7 · answered by Brian L 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
No. A humminbird does not have an antennae. It has a beek like any other bird.
2007-11-01 10:29:48 · answer #8 · answered by BooknPen 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Nope.
2007-11-01 10:19:20 · answer #9 · answered by omnisource 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Only the ones who are ham radio operators.
2007-11-01 18:14:50 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋