The wings of a hummingbird are short and powerful, flapping at a speed of 15 to 70 times per second, so it has magical flying stunts. It can fly backwards, stop in the air, and be vertical like a helicopter. Lift.

On the one hand, it is due to its light body, and on the other hand, because hummingbirds are accustomed to eating the honey in the stamens and the small insects hiding in the center of the flowers, these flowers are generally too small, and Very delicate;

If a hummingbird stops on a flower, the flower will not be able to support its weight, so the hummingbird has to develop its strange wings. When the hummingbird's wings vibrate extremely fast, people only You can see a gray fog in front of you.

Extended information:

About 90% of the food of hummingbirds comes from nectar, and the rest is arthropods, including flies, wasps, spiders, beetles and ants. Their thin, long beaks are ideal for collecting nectar. Hummingbirds typically pollinate brightly colored, odorless flowers with long, tubular corollas.

The shape of a hummingbird’s beak determines the types of flowers they can feed on. In fact, the coevolution of flower and beak morphology has been well studied.

Hummingbirds have also evolved a special flight structure that allows them to hover in front of flowers when foraging. Without such hovering capabilities, they cannot collect nectar from flowers. In addition, hummingbirds have special long forked tongues that can be extended into flowers, and then use capillary action to suck the nectar out along the tongue.

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia--Hummingbirds