tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4927353736830429704.post6140782117377073938..comments2023-05-14T04:33:36.796-04:00Comments on Moon*&*Stars Studio: A Very (ugly) Hungry CaterpillarMarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18313649899578244476noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4927353736830429704.post-30661152393074605932009-10-13T08:37:22.534-04:002009-10-13T08:37:22.534-04:00Hi Claire! How are you? It's a hornworm then h...Hi Claire! How are you? It's a hornworm then huh? I know i found out you do NOT want these critters munching on the tomato plants! But i do kinda feel sorry for the whole process....The larvae eating the worm, the chickens eating the worm, the worm eating my tomato plants...I wouldn't make a very brave farmer, would i....Marehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18313649899578244476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4927353736830429704.post-88081313837877256052009-10-12T20:05:09.685-04:002009-10-12T20:05:09.685-04:00Those white things are egg sacks for a wasp larvae...Those white things are egg sacks for a wasp larvae. There is a particular parasitic wasp that lays its eggs on hornworms, and then the larvae eat the insides of the hornworm and kill it, making a new generation of those wasps to infect any other hornworms you have. If I see one with the egg cases, I leave it alone. If I see one without, I feed it to the chickens!!Claire MWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02603169881463831299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4927353736830429704.post-92230388712980559022009-10-05T08:56:41.857-04:002009-10-05T08:56:41.857-04:00Yep! S/he's a big one! I was in the hardware s...Yep! S/he's a big one! I was in the hardware store with my daughter last week and picked up a magazine with a picture of this bug in it. No name tho...The man who rang me out told me he didn't know what it was called but they are partial to tomato plants. At least she had a full tummy before i tossed her over the fence.Marehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18313649899578244476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4927353736830429704.post-14984949585611601462009-10-03T11:18:35.959-04:002009-10-03T11:18:35.959-04:00Good grief- that is IS huge!!Good grief- that is IS huge!!Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693565002250035794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4927353736830429704.post-36842468668196322242009-10-02T19:35:53.683-04:002009-10-02T19:35:53.683-04:00Hahahaha I am sure you are right! Lola would have ...Hahahaha I am sure you are right! Lola would have wanted to "pet" it! I did pick it up off the ground after it fell off the twig i found it on and put it over the fence so the dogs wouldn't trample it. I thought it looked pretty scary, but i'm willing to bet another caterpillar loved it!Marehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18313649899578244476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4927353736830429704.post-12414991697166445722009-10-02T10:56:55.785-04:002009-10-02T10:56:55.785-04:00Gracious! That's a monster of a caterpillar. ...Gracious! That's a monster of a caterpillar. Of course you know that Stella would find it 'beautiful' and make it her "best friend ever!"Lola Novahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14215529779296867987noreply@blogger.com