RE: ever seen a...?

HERE TOO!

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From: "Chris" <chris@widom-assoc.com>
Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
Date:  Fri, 18 Jul 2003 11:34:31 -0400

>Cathy, 
>
>We have these also.
>
>Chris
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
>Behalf Of cathy carpenter
>Sent: Friday, July 18, 2003 11:15 AM
>To: gardenchat@hort.net
>Subject: Re: [CHAT] ever seen a...?
>
>Never heard of a hummingbird bee, but we have  hummingbird moths here. 
>I see them frequently in the garden. They are clearwing moths, day 
>feeders, cousins to the sphinx moths, but their larvae do not share the 
>sphinx larvae's predilection for tomatoes! (tomato hornworm)
>Cathy
>On Thursday, July 17, 2003, at 09:45 PM, Kitty wrote:
>
>> I was touring the Display Gardens last evening around 7:30 and a
>friend
>> pointed out something I'd never seen or even heard of before: a 
>> hummingbird
>> bee.  Have you ever seen one?  Sort of bigger than a bee, smaller than
>
>> a
>> hummingbird. Wings and proboscis like a hummingbird, but also a fine 
>> set of
>> antennae.  Body was brownish to charcoal, appeared kind of furry
>maybe?
>> Does anyone know what I'm talking about?  It was fascinating!
>>
>> Kitty
>>
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Pam Evans
Kemp TX/zone 8A



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