WTF is that thing? Just found it on a tomato plant (Taken with Instagram at My back porch)
Definitely a hornworm, which turn into sphinx moths, not butterflies. (But sphinx moths are quite lovely too, aside from their enormous larvae which will eat every member of the nightshade family you know and love.)
(via batesnursery)
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igardenaked reblogged this from urbanhomesteadingnovice and added:
Hornworms. Hungry little shits.
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kaekami reblogged this from verbivorous and added:
Ahhh, tomato caterpillar! If you haven’t already, make sure to get these guys away from your tomato plants! They will...
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nickelflowers reblogged this from urbanhomesteadingnovice and added:
I hate hornworms! I went on vacation for a week and when I got back, they had devoured my entire tomato plant until it...
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desliz reblogged this from batesnursery and added:
Definitely a hornworm, which turn into sphinx moths, not butterflies. (But sphinx moths are quite lovely too, aside from...
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karlfun said:
Pretty sure he will turn into a nice butterfly soon… but agreed it’s probably not who you want to feed your tomatoes to!
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austin reblogged this from hillbillyplease and added:
If I saw this in my garden I’d be so freaked out I’d have to kill it with fire.
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hillbillyplease reblogged this from batesnursery and added:
Tomato Hornworms would be a great band name.
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motionsensorsoundtrack said:
tomato worms! yikes. Your tomatoes will vanish overnight if you have several of them. Marigold’s repel them, believe it or not.
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urbanhomesteadingnovice reblogged this from batesnursery and added:
You can’t miss these bugers. They will eat all your tomato plants if you let them. Grab em and squash them!!!
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myviewfromawindow reblogged this from redjeep and added:
Damn Skippy! We are mortal enemies.
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thisbeautifulmess said:
wowza. SO awesome! Your poor tomato plant stands no chance against this very hungry caterpillar!
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batesnursery said:
Hornworm!
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redjeep reblogged this from herestothehalcyon and added:
It’s a tomato hornworm. It can completely defoliate your tomato plant overnight. ~redjeep
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fluttershyismyspiritanimal said:
It is the very hungry caterpillar.
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lickypickystickyme said:
it is going to be a gorgeous butterfly, judging from its size.
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