What is this critter
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Z on Oct 10, 2013It has a weird name. An Elephant Hawkmoth caterpillar. Here's a link for you Marietta. http://www.buzzle.com/articles/caterpillar-identification-chart.html Scroll down about 25% to see it. Here's more info from the Natural History Museum. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/about-us/news/2010/september/big-eyed-horny-caterpillar-sightings-up79696.html so you can see what it will turn into.Helpful Reply
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Carole on Oct 10, 2013I was thinking some sort of moth caterpillar so I agree with Becky. I think that funny shape at one end that looks like a big head on it - is that the angle of the photo making that look larger than it is? Ah, now I look at the link and the photo Becky was referring to, I see that is just the shape they are! Very peculiar looking!Helpful Reply
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Becky P on Oct 10, 2013Isn't it cute!Helpful Reply
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Leida R on Oct 10, 2013It almost looks like a toy.Helpful Reply
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Louise on Oct 11, 2013it can eat an entire tomato plant in a day or two! I had them a couple years ago and we were amazed at them.Helpful Reply
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Jennifer Pospichal on Oct 11, 2013They're related to the voracious tomato-eating hornworms, but that particular species isn't such a pest (as Becky's link mentions.)Helpful Reply
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Donna Roark on Oct 11, 2013I think it is just a big a pest. Had a tomato plant on deck and one morning went out and didn't have one. It was about 3 foot high. all that was left was a stick and lots of dodo at the bottom. lolHelpful Reply
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Kat =^.^= on Oct 11, 2013HOLY BUG EYES! that is SCARY! WOWHelpful Reply
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Homeroad on Oct 12, 2013Those "big eye" markings are his defense mechanism to keep the birds away... sorry preschool teacher in me:)Helpful Reply
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Dianne on Oct 12, 2013Tomato worms are bright green. Have never seen one like this brown one on my tomato plants. The site that Becky mentioned in the first post is great. Just wish it showed the resulting moth or butterfly.Helpful Reply
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Darlene T on Oct 12, 2013Dianne, https://www.google.com/search?q=Elephant+Hawk+Moth&newwindow=1&espv=210&es_sm=93&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=v4xZUp70HJKx4APS8oHADw&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ IMAGES OF ELEPHANT HAWK MOTH...VERY PRETTYHelpful Reply
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Suzanne Banach on Oct 13, 2013AsHelpful Reply
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Marietta on Oct 17, 2013It says they are not found in US. But that was defiantly itHelpful Reply
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Amy O'Donald on Oct 24, 2013we see these in Raystown PA. So cool. It turns into a huge moth.Helpful Reply
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