Name: Hummingbird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum)Where it lives: Europe and North Africa, migrating north in summer and south in winterWhat it eats: NectarWhy it's awesome: — It's a bird! No, it's a hummingbird hawk-moth! The hummingbird hawk-moth is partial to flowers with tube-shaped petals and uses its long, curled proboscis — an elongated sucking mouthpart — to extract nectar from the flower's center. One of the most remarkable aspects of the hummingbird hawk-moth is its vision. However, hummingbird hawk-moths show that they are also able to perform this complicated behavior even with their relatively simpler nervous systems.
