Creepy! Po lil' caterpillar, wouldn't wish that on anyone,even if they did rip apart my leaves.
I hope the primrose is okay! I think that I would feel very conflicted/upset if I saw this. Ugh,po caterpillar could you even imagine?!

Actually- it really is a relief when reinforcements (parasitic wasps) land- have you ever had hordes of tomato hornworms attacking your Brugs or Daturas? Nothing left in the morning! And THOSE worms are 4 inches long! Some advise hand picking- now that's creepy!
kasha77

I've read about this but first time I've seen it. Thanks for the photographic proof, isn't it fascinating?
Diane

I like hornworms and hate to see the wasp eggs on them but I do leave them be. Poor little guy : (

Lol, Nature is fascintating..Neat photos Kasha

That really makes me sad to see a beautiful horn worm parasitized by wasps. I love to see the hummingbird moths that come from those giant caterpillars.

I love it...LOL
I hand picked 14 dang HT worms off of my tomatoes.. they were
so totally stripped.. and just now putting on blooms.. I didn't kill them but I did chunk them about a 1/4 in the back pasture...

Kylie

Sorry if anyone was offended by this, it wasn't meant for that intention- I had no idea that Hornworms turn into Spinx moths- sorry- but I have changed my opinion of them now! I DO NOT LIKE HORNWORMS! Hope to God they stay away from my Brugs!
kasha77

I don't think that anyone was offended by this and is was a very cool pic. I'm just a bit weird and have a hard time killing anything or seeing anything killed except when it's caught by a mantis then I like to watch. I can't even bring myself to kill a slug. (told u I was weird lol). I don't allow the hornworms to stay on my brugs or dats and grow a patch of tomatoes that I put them on. They have voracious appetites and can defoliate a good size plant overnight.

They can compete with the cows when it comes to devouring things...LOLOLOL!!!!!

Kylie

Karyn-
I don't think you are weird- you have a very sweet, gentle heart! I really don't like killing anything either- but I do appreciate the food chain thingy.... it does help us out when we are overrun.... I have been known to run for the Seven though, if nature is too slow ....
Last summer, I found a very small colony of the strangest, neatest little bugs- they had a little social order on my Dats- there were larger ones taking care of the smaller ones.... they moved around all summer on my plants, then, at the end of the summer, they began to suck the seed capsules of my Dats... I don't care, I don't save them anyway... they would fly away when disturbed.... it was very interesting to look them up & follow their life cycles.. glad you liked the pics!
kasha77

Kasha I am with you on the balance that god creates! So I too rarely interfere. GREAT photo!!!!

Lucy