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very big green caterpillar


very big green caterpillar

We have never seen a bigger caterpillar than this one. At least 7 cm at his biggest. It had a fierce 'hook' at the end...



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that is wicked.......certainly not liking the hook! ......yuk

17 Jun, 2010

 

No, neither did we. It was really ENORMOUS!! Much longer than the photo suggests! We let it escape eventually. Wonder what it developped into in the end...

18 Jun, 2010

 

i think its a hawk moth...googled it and found a pic that looks the same.....try looking it up and see what you think....

20 Jun, 2010

 

Hi Angels of mercy,
I googled hawk moth larvae and indeed it looks like it.
Luckily we let it go its own way, and did not kill it.
Thanks a lot!

21 Jun, 2010

 

We had never seen any translucent green ones like this one before. Nor so big!

21 Jun, 2010




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