dalthauser

omg - I was just outside on my evening break and saw what looked like a cross between a moth and a hummingbird gathering nectar - right in front of me.  It had no fear.  I got witin inches of it.  Wow.... totally makes my day!!!

Here is what it looks like (I googled "cross between a hummingbird and moth" when I came inside)

How is it that I've never seen this before in my whole life?



It was just like this - no fear.  I would reach out to it and it would just scooch over just out of my reach.  So cute!!


EDITED TO ADD: 
HERE IS A WEBSITE FROM WIMBERELY TEXAS THAT TALKS ABOUT THEM
http://visitwimberley.com/critters/hummingbirdMoth.shtml

I saw this on the wall of the outside of a Tetco the other day.  Huge - about 4 incles or more even.  I asked for an ID at Davesgarden.com and they said it was a Dobsonfly.  Apparently it's not a pest - adults live only 2 weeks - and the makes use those giant pincers (sickles)  to stimulate the female (not kidding).  From wheat I can tell the one I saw was a common Dobsonfly, but it looked anything but that to me :-)
Here is a link for more information about it: http://www.tamu.edu/upress/BOOKS/2003/sample/taberchap.pdf