Yes, the poor thing--think they are those Bracanoid wasp cocoons. Ugh.

Ugh. I'm trying not to curse,so ill say those flippers.
My loving son took care of putting it out of its misery. Thanks for the confirmation.

well all 4 of those guys were infected horribley witrh them. So this time my husband disposed of them. Now, I read somewhere that they can leave a virus behind that will affect anything that comes in contact with it (on the plant that the caterpillar was on)...Is that true?

This is always a dilemma because I like butterflies/moths, but I do not like things eating entire plants in one sitting. Gluttonous hornworms!

Omg, yes they are gluttons. I planted oregano which I did not know what it was until someone identified it for me. I only grew it just to do it, because I was given seeds and didn't know what they were. Lol
The entire plant is gone except one flower!!

This can be always a dilemma because I love butterflies/moths, but I would not like things eating entire plants in a sitting. Gluttonous hornworms!
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This post was edited by senton1 on Fri, Aug 23, 13 at 3:24

It was asked
"I read somewhere that they can leave a virus behind that will affect anything that comes in contact with it (on the plant that the caterpillar was on)...Is that true?"

No.

Senton, just curious, did you read my comment before posting that?