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Jun 25, 2014 19:19:32
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tinusbum
Loc: east texas
i found these on my tomato plants,the tobacco hornworm was almost 1" long.the other was way smaller
tobacco hornworm
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Jun 25, 2014 19:26:05
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Nikonian72
Loc: Chico CA
Tobacco hornworm caterpillars become the Carolina Sphinx moth (Manduca sexta):
http://www.floridagardener.com/critters/Insect_Pests/HornWorm.htm
Carolina Sphinx moth (Manduca sexta)
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Jun 25, 2014 19:29:22
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Nikonian72
Loc: Chico CA
Excellent high-mag captures.
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Jun 25, 2014 23:07:12
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A-PeeR
Loc: Houston, Texas
Excellent shots Tom, very good focal plane on the first two...
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Jun 26, 2014 10:14:36
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napabob
Loc: Napa CA
well it's got time to grow into it's tail...........
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Jun 26, 2014 10:54:12
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tinusbum
Loc: east texas
napabob wrote:
well it's got time to grow into it's tail...........
time ran out right after i took the pics
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Jun 26, 2014 11:02:53
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amyinsparta
Loc: White county, TN
super! the first one reminds of a little dachshund! if they were green. :mrgreen:
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Jun 26, 2014 16:06:23
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infestation
Loc: Brampton, Cumbria, UK
tinusbum wrote:
time ran out right after i took the pics
LOL nice shots, I take it these beasties are a bit destructive then.
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Jun 26, 2014 16:15:35
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tinusbum
Loc: east texas
infestation wrote:
LOL nice shots, I take it these beasties are a bit destructive then.
they can strip a tomato plant fast. i raise tomato's for me not caterpillars
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Jun 26, 2014 16:57:45
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Nikonian72
Loc: Chico CA
tinusbum wrote:
they can strip a tomato plant fast. i raise tomato's for me not caterpillars
Not very PC!
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Jun 26, 2014 17:20:44
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infestation
Loc: Brampton, Cumbria, UK
Good to see you made use of them before the big splat then, hope you get to enjoy a bumper crop later on as well
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Jun 26, 2014 17:41:47
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napabob
Loc: Napa CA
tinusbum wrote:
time ran out right after i took the pics
resting in pieces no doubt.
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