That’s a huge caterpillar! Any idea what kind it is?
NotaReal_Sheepherder
That would be one super big Tomato Hornworm!! Iccccckkk!! Hate em!
EmiChafouine
Damn, that’s a big one !
sleepyaldehyde
Chonky boy 🐛
Davekinney0u812
That’s one more reason why I grow dill.
blackdog543
Yep. They eat every leaf if you leave them on there.
SalsaChica75
It’s amazing how much they can eat in a short time
Paintedfoot
I plant sacrifice plants for these guys and gals. Whichever type of tomato that ends up sprouting too eagerly, I stick a few in random corners of my garden, on regular whatever soil, then mover the hungry worms to them so I can keep my fancy organic heirlooms from being decimated
SignificanceSea4947
Chickens love to eat them.
Quirky-Proposal-2302
Use a backlight flashlight at night to hunt them .. they will glow when the light hits them
IntrepidBelt7737
Now that is some quality bird or reptile food. (The hornworm ofc, not the tomatoes.)
Free_Rip2616
BIG
Wooden_Emphasis_8104
I used to bottle them up in a mason jar with some leaves and a pierced lid, drop them off at my son’s school for the kids to enjoy.
Bonus points if they were infected with the wasp larvae.
BearMama0321
Fact: that’s the caterpillar from Alice in Wonderland.
Dude’s been smoking his hookah on a mushroom all day and has the munchies…
(Says the lady who honestly has no clue what the munchies are all about… referring to myself here…)
He’s glorious! But he needs to lay off your plants!
Justsomeguy1983
That bastard
Kammy44
Wow! That’s some chewing.
optimal_center
I take a long pair of scissors out to the garden and when I see them “snip” and their done eating my plants. Now that I have chickens I’ll throw them a treat. They’re so destructive.
Own-Worry4388
Pls let him live! He’s going to grow up to be a beautiful hawk moth!
SMDHinTx
Those turn into giant hummingbird or hawkmoths, which are absolutely beautiful in the evenings on my datura. Plant a couple of sacrificial tomato plants to move them away from your garden stock. I wish I could post my video of mine. But, they also make very good fish bait, if you really must dispose of them.
Inner_Republic6810
My beloved sister went absolutely berserk when I found one of these on her tomato plants. She insisted not only that I pick it off, but that I run it over in my car. Given that as an ICU nurse she could handle any number of body horrors without turning a hair, I have always found this amusing.
If you see any white cocoons on it, leave it alone it means it’s infected with a parasitoid which will help keep your garden safe. Here’s a 4 minute video on it That explains how the parasite can protect her tomatoes
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That’s a huge caterpillar! Any idea what kind it is?
That would be one super big Tomato Hornworm!! Iccccckkk!! Hate em!
Damn, that’s a big one !
Chonky boy 🐛
That’s one more reason why I grow dill.
Yep. They eat every leaf if you leave them on there.
It’s amazing how much they can eat in a short time
I plant sacrifice plants for these guys and gals. Whichever type of tomato that ends up sprouting too eagerly, I stick a few in random corners of my garden, on regular whatever soil, then mover the hungry worms to them so I can keep my fancy organic heirlooms from being decimated
Chickens love to eat them.
Use a backlight flashlight at night to hunt them .. they will glow when the light hits them
Now that is some quality bird or reptile food. (The hornworm ofc, not the tomatoes.)
BIG
I used to bottle them up in a mason jar with some leaves and a pierced lid, drop them off at my son’s school for the kids to enjoy.
Bonus points if they were infected with the wasp larvae.
Fact: that’s the caterpillar from Alice in Wonderland.
Dude’s been smoking his hookah on a mushroom all day and has the munchies…
(Says the lady who honestly has no clue what the munchies are all about… referring to myself here…)
He’s glorious! But he needs to lay off your plants!
That bastard
Wow! That’s some chewing.
I take a long pair of scissors out to the garden and when I see them “snip” and their done eating my plants. Now that I have chickens I’ll throw them a treat. They’re so destructive.
Pls let him live! He’s going to grow up to be a beautiful hawk moth!
Those turn into giant hummingbird or hawkmoths, which are absolutely beautiful in the evenings on my datura. Plant a couple of sacrificial tomato plants to move them away from your garden stock. I wish I could post my video of mine. But, they also make very good fish bait, if you really must dispose of them.
My beloved sister went absolutely berserk when I found one of these on her tomato plants. She insisted not only that I pick it off, but that I run it over in my car. Given that as an ICU nurse she could handle any number of body horrors without turning a hair, I have always found this amusing.
https://preview.redd.it/kscd9vjmsj7f1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5c3996d88b9409314b5edb2f69d7f144a6d3234f
These worms are beautiful!
I have bad news for you… he has friends.
If you see any white cocoons on it, leave it alone it means it’s infected with a parasitoid which will help keep your garden safe. Here’s a 4 minute video on it That explains how the parasite can protect her tomatoes
https://youtu.be/5BYtQt68-5w
Planting borage plants in and around your tomatoes will get rid of those guys. Plus borage is pretty and the flowers taste like cucumbers
A Wild Has Caterpie has Appeared
But he’s so cute! I found one once. I built him a mini hookah.
Easiest way to find them – a blacklight flashlight when it gets dark.
I imagine him speaking in a Norwegian accent