Hummingbird bills -- their long, thin beaks -- look a little like drinking straws. But new research shows just how little water, or nectar, that comparison holds. Scientists have discovered that the ...

When you watch hummingbirds at a nectar feeder, it might appear as though these tiny birds are using their long bills as a straw. But the mechanism is very different. Hummingbirds trap nectar from ...

The development of the proboscis, a coiled straw-like mouthpart that can suck up nectar and other fluids, helped boost the diversity of Lepidoptera. Here, a tiger longwing, Heliconius hecale, drinks ...

Back in June, I heard a constant stream of people complain that they weren’t seeing any hummingbirds. “Just wait,” I admonished them. “May and June are hummingbird quiet time. Mrs. Hummingbird feeds ...

Hummingbird bills — their long, thin beaks — look a little like drinking straws. The frenetic speed at which they get nectar out of flowers and backyard feeders may give the impression that the bills ...