A hummingbird chick in Panama mimics a poisonous caterpillar to avoid predators—a rare case of bird-to-insect mimicry. When ...

The South Americans hummingbird chicks try to disguise themselves as caterpillar to throw off predators. The post How ...

A baby hummingbird might have a special way of warding off predators, which threaten tropical hummingbird species in infancy.

“A hummingbird nest is a tiny marvel. Female hummingbirds use the finest plant fibers and spiderwebs to craft a secure cradle for eggs and young. It’s strong for its size, but such a nest is ...

When Jay Falk and Scott Taylor first saw the white-necked Jacobin hummingbird chick in Panama’s dense rainforest, the bird ...

Tiny hummingbird chicks were observed mimicking a poisonous caterpillar to survive in the Panama rainforest–a first for science.

A baby hummingbird hatches. But it has fluffy feathers on its back, looking just like a dangerous caterpillar. Could this be ...

Uncover the mysteries of hummingbirds. How does the white-necked jacobin trick predators through mimicry? Find out now.

After visiting the nest regularly for about 18-20 days, the egg finally hatched, but it had a remarkable feature that no other hummingbird species had ever exhibited. Down its back, the White ...

the team closely monitored the nest and witnessed a chick hatch from the egg. Unlike most hummingbirds that are born naked, the jacobin chick was covered in long brown feathers, looking nearly ...

But, last March, researchers discovered a female jacobin hummingbird incubating an egg in its nest, not far from a forest trail. The nest, smaller than Dr. Falk’s palm, was made of plant parts ...