Proboscis in Action

 

One of the tricks the Olympus OM-D Mark III is shooting a sequence of fast shots.  The camera will catch a series of moments without the human eye/response needing to trip the shutter at the perfect time.  

Here a Fiery Skipper is unrolling its proboscis to feed on the nectar of the Verbena bonariensis.  The first shot shows it rolled up in a tight spiral.

It starts uncurling the proboscis.

Further and further out.

Finally into the tiny flower for the precious nectar.