7.27.2012

Things on my desk




I think it's a tobacco hornworm, because it has white diagonals instead of the white Vs a tomato hornworm has. I scampered out in the garden last night to cart in my beloved potted Ballerina datura, so that it would not get tornadoed, and I mention this because at 7pm, my datura was happy and whole. This morning, half my datura is just plain missing! And in its place are huge poops. I put two and two together (absent leaves + huge poops) and quickly discovered someone large and hungry (= a hiding hornworm). I have relocated this fellow to a volunteer tomato plant that I meant to weed out anyway, which might be a bad idea, but A. I don't want to squish it, and B. I do want to see it get parasitized by wasps.

5 comments:

Kate said...

Redistributing them is a fine plan and actually works rather well. Squishing them is really out of the question.

Zoe Tilley Poster said...

You're right, Kate. And I'm glad to hear relocation is an okay idea. I have already lost track of it, though - it's not on the thing I put it on. Oh well - we'll see what gets ravaged next ;)

Ellen Zachos said...

Oooo, if it gets parasitized will you please please please post photos?!

cadyn speziale said...

Nnnnnnnoooooooo!!!! Hornworms!!!!

Anonymous said...

God made hornworms to throw at your brother or sister and watch them splatter. And be ready for retaliation

marci