Tim brought in this "cool caterpillar" to show the boys one night. He happened to make the comment: "This is probably a monster that could destroy my garden". He said it somewhat jokingly but with a little concern. So, I decided to google it and found he was right. These suckers will eat an entire tomato plant in about 24-36 hours. So, we went out with flashlights and sure enough there were a couple others and the plants they were on looked horrible. They eat all the leaves off, leaving stems. We got them off in time to save the plants but we still check every night to make sure our garden won't be eaten over night.
By the way these suckers are MEAN. The kids couldn't even hold them because they fight and try to stab you with their horn.
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1 comments:
yuck. i have memories of these suckers in our own backyard. They're so big and thick and weird they make some stomach turn.
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