The forked tongue of this Anna’s hummingbird can be seen through the glass vessel from which it’s drinking artificial nectar. To fuel their energetic flight, hummingbirds may consume more than ...

Hummingbirds use their tongues to extract nectar from plants. However, instead of slurping it up like some people might be picturing, their tongue is forked off into two segments which they use to lap ...

To get just the right view of a hummingbird’s tongue, he had a glassblower make a tiny basin with a spout at one end. Varma filled it with nectar he concocted—and trained hummingbirds to drink ...

According to Dr. Ellis, "Both male and female flying hawk, hummingbird, or sphinx moths have a famously long 1-inch (25 mm) proboscis or insect tongue that rests curled up like a garden hose under ...

Another stunning close-up, this time of an Anna's hummingbird with its tongue extended. This photo ... [+] placed 41st in the contest. The tongue is somewhat translucent and works by capillary ...