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Friday, August 6, 2010

Creature Feature - Hornworm

This month's Creature Feature is a Hornworm.  Hornworms are often considered to be damaging pests of tomato plants but since this one is feeding on a fast-growing Clerodendrum, I'll leave him be.  As adults, Hornworms are known as Hawk moths or Sphinx moths.

The First Friday Creature Feature is a monthly event with a new creature every month.  Check back next month to find out what other creatures are lurking in my garden!

5 comments:

  1. Chloe mAugust 6, 2010 at 9:21 AM

    My he is a juicy one.

    Good photo.

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  2. KimberlyAugust 6, 2010 at 10:32 AM

    Jim, I was somehow unaware of your monthly creature feature. I'd chime in, if I'd known. I'll try to remember from now on. I've had several "creatures" lately that I've posted about...creepy!
    I like your hornworm. I didn't realize they're so pretty. The patterns on it's back are really cool!

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  3. RohrerbotAugust 6, 2010 at 2:55 PM

    These are really cool catepillars....I had a couple that I thought were going to attack me on my chitalpa tree last year so I left them on....I didn't want to pull them off...didn't have the heart to....but the bats did:)

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  4. Autumn BelleAugust 7, 2010 at 10:40 AM

    This bug is very clever at camourflage. Hopefully, its predators can't find it.

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  5. SusanAugust 9, 2010 at 11:23 PM

    What a great idea for a monthly post!

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