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A HUMMINGBIRD MOTH rapidly flaps its wings while extracting nectar from a flower with its beak-like proboscis. Mother Nature imbued the insect with the characteristics of the tiny hummingbird. It darts from flower to flower at about 12 mph. (Maureen Doherty Photo)

Published in the August 12, 2016 edition