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If you zoom in, you can see its proboscis that is the length of the moth, maybe 10-12cm.

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[-] culpritus@hexbear.net 7 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

I love seeing these, it's always is a bit of a double take.

That's an interesting hummingbird, wait a second. What is that thing?

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[-] microfiche@hexbear.net 4 points 2 hours ago

Especially when they sound like them too

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