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California Hairstreak Having a Late Lunch

I liked the way this picture turned out too. I am always amazed how long insect proboscis' can be! Did you know that the Morgan's Sphinx moth has a proboscis that is just over 30 centimetres (1 foot) long?!!!!! INCREDIBLE!!! It's used to reach nectar in an orchid that hides its nectar almost a foot deep into the flower. It's also known as Darwin's Moth because Charles Darwin predicted its existence some 40 years before it was discovered! Wow!!!
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tiabunna said:

Very impressive.
11 years ago ( translate )

Malik Raoulda said:

Beautiful and amazing considering its size it wrong .. Thanks for this great decision and this information is also rewarding ..!
Beautiful and pleasant day.
11 years ago

Don Sutherland said:

Gorgeous capture.
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Treasa Ui Cionaodha said:

Another stunner Janet. The details are outstanding. Brilliant my friend Hugs Tess.
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Puzzler4879 said:

Just super, Janet!

That's Wild!!
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Wonderful World
of Wildlife!!
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