In nature, there are very few organisms who can fly in such manner, making the phenomenon very rare.
[citation needed] In the class Aves (birds), there is only one family, Trochilidae (hummingbirds)[1] where the backward flying phenomenon can be found.
In the class Insecta (insects), in the infraorder Anisoptera (dragonflies),[1] genus Hemaris (bee hawk-moths)[a][2] and order Diptera (true flies), species with this ability can be also found.
[3] There are also some species that don't use the traditional wing flapping mechanism to fly backwards.
[citation needed] An example of organism that can backward glide is Cephalotes atratus (kaka-sikikoko).