Photo 1: I thought I’d offer a differing perspective on our friend, the Tobacco Hornworm. Lots of talk on here lately with differing perspectives on this controversial garden resident. Some also recommend pruning back tomato plants for the heat. This Chonk is saving me time by taking care of the pruning for me. My plants are all around 6ft tall now, so his efforts are barely putting a dent in. He can stay.
Photo 2: Gulf Fritillary caterpillar on Passiflora Lutea.
Photo 3: Moving Chonk to a different tomato plant, to best utilize his talents.
Photo 4: Gulf Fritillary chrysalis on a solar light.
Photo 5: Black Swallowtail chrysalis on the side of a terracotta pot. We had 4 or 5 on a massive rue plant.
Photo 6: The smallest watermelon that actually tasted alright.
by juliejetson
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Yay! Thank you for protecting the critters. You probably know this, but the hornworm will also eat Datura. If they’re overserved, you can move them to the Datura and everyone’s happy. 🙂
Bro one ate my entire Carolina reaper im LIVIDi don’t care ima squish that guy when I see him