Humanoid hummingbird

I was wondering what anatomy would allow a humanoid creature, where the height of the body is around 4 feet tall, to be able to fly like a hummingbird.

I have read that scaling up a hummingbird even by a little may not be possible as they are constantly flapping their wings and adding more mass would consume too much energy.

As this is an alien creature its musculoskeletal system can be anything to achieve hummingbird like flight, it must be similar to life on earth, so nothing too exotic in its chemistry or mechanisms and the humanoid body will have arms with the wings placed behind them or in an appropriate place.

Is this possible at all and if so how can it be done?

posted over 4 years ago

RandySavage‭

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